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My Values Underpinning This Website
I’ve held the values that underpin this site my whole life, but I’ve not always been true to them. But it’s not too late to make a change, and that change starts now.
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Newspaper Movies: An Ongoing List
This is my ongoing list of movies about newspaper journalism and photojournalism. It includes dramas and documentary films set in newspaper offices or featuring journalists. This is the list of films I’ve discovered so far…
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Little Miss Giggles and 70,000 Tonnes of Plastic
Not all Happy Meal toys are equal, but if they all weighed as much as Little Miss Giggles, that’s 71,190 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic per year. How many of those end up in the bin…
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Moving Away From Big Tech
Recently, I realised how much I was spending each month on the online services that have accumulated over time. I’ve always been interested in tech, so maybe, I was spending more than most, I don’t…
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My Head Hurts #2: Antidepressant withdrawal update
I gave up not trying to look at the clock, in the middle of the night, weeks ago. I’d read that not knowing the time helps you to get back to sleep. So, I can…
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Plastic Bottles: 10 Million a day in the UK!
I don’t know what made me first notice them. But when I did, I realised that they were everywhere. If I go for a half-hour walk from home, I’ll usually see three or four discarded…
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My Head Hurts: Reducing Antidepressants
I’m trying not to look at the clock. It’s still dark; early June in the UK, so maybe 3-4 am? The next thing that comes into my mind are the drugs. In the last six…
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Documentary Photography Self-Study blog #2
This is the second blog post in a series about self-study in general and, in particular, furthering my education in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography. This month, nothing highlighted the cavernous gap in my knowledge of…
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Less
In my lifetime, the world has changed from one of hand-knitted jumpers & TV repair shops, to one where we just throw things away, to make way for the new model. …there’s no doubt the…
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Documentary Photography Self-Study Blog #1
At some point in mid-2021, I was feeling a little discouraged by not being able to work on the projects I’d been planning. So, I turned my attention to improving my knowledge about the field…
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Gravesham General Election 2024 Round-up
The rain got heavier, and Rishi Sunak’s bespoke suit became the focus of attention. I presumed that he’d just fired the starting gun on what would be one of Gravesham’s most closely fought elections in…
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Print Edition Three: The 2024 Election
This is the latest print edition of The Gravesend Journal. The first two were based on longer-term projects, The Table and Gravesend’s Lost Pubs. This third edition tells the story of the recent 2024 General…