Tipton, The Black Country
James Marsh, long interview about living in Tipton/Princes End, talks about helping other people with benefits claims and a women with 4 children who had no cooker or washing machine. His family have £50 left at the end of the month and he is working. James Marsh, long interview about living in Tipton/Princes End, talks about helping other people with benefits claims and a women with 4 children who had no cooker or washing machine. His family have £50 left at the end of the month and he is working.
Brief interview with Maria Spiteri pictured here with her 2 grandsons. She talks about the cost of living crisis being down to greed.
I worked with Poppy doing a photo club session. One off her drawings below
Bristol
The site where a young Deliveroo worker sleeps rough in the park, Bristol. A man with a job sleeping rough in the park. Locals placed apples and cereal bars beside his tarpaulin and sleeping bag.
A tent belonging to someone who had been rough sleeping on Redcliffe roundabout, Bristol.
Looking over South Bristol from Holroyd House. The tower block is still covered in flammable cladding.
From the food bank, Bristol
I made this work over the summer. I spent a month visiting the North Bristol food bank, talking to people, listening to their experiences and gathering stories. We decided not to photograph people using the food bank, but take their experiences and write them large across bus shelters and pavements on the high street. Multiple interviews.
South Shields/South Tyneside
Jacquline Garvin, lived in a tent for 2 years. Interview where she also talks about how expensive it is to live, now that she has a flat.
Drop in centre at St Hilda’s church. Offers free breakfast, hot lunch, help and support.
Paintings about homelessness by David Brunton who attends the drop in centre.
David Brunton who made the paintings of his own and others experience of homelessness.
The church hall at St Hilda's where local services hold one to one meetings with people who need services or support.
Jarrow
Jarrow metro station.
Kids on the metro.
People shopping at the Viking centre, Jarrow.
Damien and his partner who is 8 months pregnant wait for a train at Jarrow Metro station.
Security tags on baby formula, Asda, Bristol.
Marie Burnett with volunteer driver Steve Sheriff , 72 in her office at the Key to Life food bank, South Shields.
Key to Life have just converted a double decker bus into a travelling community shop that they can take into communities the food bank doesn’t reach to help people with the cost of their weekly shop and take pressure off the food bank.
Customers at the Key to Life community bus.
‘Pre-loved’ school uniform at the Key to Life community bus.
The Scotch estate form the Key to Life community bus.
Hospitality and Hope community shop, Horsely hill.
Lyndsay Robertson
Abbie and Courtney who had come down to the market place for a dink on their horse and cart.
Holly, market place, South Shields.