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  • "Homo erectus." At the exact moment that a young human being walks for the first time, an eleven month-old girl infant conquers her fear and takes her first tentative upright unaided steps. After months of building lower leg strength by pushing and leaning against household objects, she now leaves the protective hands of a delighted but nervous mother who relishes the joyous moment of her offspring's great achievement. The girl's legs and hips help propel her forward motion, naturally making her an upright bi-pedal species. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella21-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "Flight to Portugal." An eleven month-old child stands on a restaurant  table and is held by her mother whilst holidaying on the Algarve, southern Portugal. Caught with side-lit flash and ambient Mediterranean evening light, her with arms and fingers are outstretched and the balancing infant girl who is learning to stand on her own before attempting to walk, pretends to fly in mid-air, relishing a sense of space and freedom. We see the experience of an adult encouraging a developing human being with the confidence to stand erect with back straight. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella19-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "Garden ballet." With hands outstretched, a ten month-old infant supports her weight on some garden chairs as she learns to stand on her own two feet. Without the strength in her legs, she loses her balance and her mother stands behind holding her daughter by the waist preventing her from falling over. It is a warm summer afternoon with both mother and child barefoot on the back garden patio and we see the experience of an adult encouraging a developing human being with the confidence to stand erect with back straight. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella18-20-04-1995.jpg
  • Anti-Deportation protesters 'Reclaim the Power' protest against Human Rights in UK immigration detention centres, outside the Home Office on Marsham Street, on 29th July 2019, in London, England. The All African Women's Group highlighted the plight of asylum seekers in the Home Office's detention centres, and in particular, at Yarlswood.
    home_office_protest-02-29-07-2019.jpg
  • Anti-Deportation protesters 'Reclaim the Power' protest against Human Rights in UK immigration detention centres, outside the Home Office on Marsham Street, on 29th July 2019, in London, England. The All African Women's Group highlighted the plight of asylum seekers in the Home Office's detention centres, and in particular, at Yarlswood.
    home_office_protest-04-29-07-2019.jpg
  • Anti-Deportation protesters 'Reclaim the Power' protest against Human Rights in UK immigration detention centres, outside the Home Office on Marsham Street, on 29th July 2019, in London, England. The All African Women's Group highlighted the plight of asylum seekers in the Home Office's detention centres, and in particular, at Yarlswood.
    home_office_protest-03-29-07-2019.jpg
  • Anti-Deportation protesters 'Reclaim the Power' prepare to protest against Human Rights in UK immigration detention centres, outside the Home Office on Marsham Street, on 29th July 2019, in London, England. The All African Women's Group highlighted the plight of asylum seekers in the Home Office's detention centres, and in particular, at Yarlswood.
    home_office_protest-01-29-07-2019.jpg
  • With a large hand from her worried mother gently caressing her head, a tiny premature new-born born baby sleeps on its side with an oxygen tube in its nose, while gathering strength in her incubator at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, England. In her warm cot, a toy bear looks on in the corner and a poem writen on a card from the baby's parents has been attached to the plastic wall. It is a tender moment of hope, that this precious young human life can continue to grow into adulthood and be loved by all. The Royal London Hospital is one of London's oldest, having been founded in 1740 and is a major teaching hospital in Whitechapel, East London..
    city_london09-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • On the first anniversary of Ukraine's war with Russia, gay and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell joins members of London's Ukrainian community march towards the Russian Embassy in Notting Hill to protest against Russian aggression, on 24th February 2023, in London, England.
    ukrainian_war_anniversary-86.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-52-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-50-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-51-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-48-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-49-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-47-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-46-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-44-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-42-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-39-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-41-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-38-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-37-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-35-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-36-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-34-10-03-2022.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-33-10-03-2022.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. .
    egypt444-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Traces of human handprints left on a derelict wall in east London.
    hands_wall02-12-09-2014.jpg
  • Backdrop of Banksy / Disney Jungle Book characters to illustrate de-forestation & loss of animal habitats due to human logging
    greenpeace_backdrrop09-11-09-2010.jpg
  • Standing with a bloodied knife and hand is an instructor of a special US Air Force (USAF) survival course (see also Corbis image 42-18212808) who has butchered a deer near their facility at Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington State. The man teaches escape and evasion techniques to visiting air crew whose flying careers depend on passing this rigorous week of survival instruction. Should they be downed in hostile territory for example, they will need every skill learned here to survive possibly weeks being hunted in the wilderness so trapping and preparing fresh meat for human consumption is important for survival. Here the teachers stand around the venison which is strung up on a branch, its intestines and organs already removed by a hunting knife. .
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  • Standing with a recently-killed deer run-over on a nearby highway, members of a special US Air Force (USAF) survival course (see Corbis image 42-18212808) pose by the gutted carcass of their animal in a forest near their facility at Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington State. These tough-looking men host visiting air crew whose flying careers depend on passing this rigorous week of escape and evasion instruction. Should they land in enemy territory for example, they will need all the skills learned here to survive possibly weeks in the wilderness so trapping and preparing fresh meat for human consumption is of paramount importance. Here the teachers stand around the venison which is strung up on a branch, its intestines and organs already removed by a hunting knife. They wear camouflage uniforms, face paint to look vicious, threatening and heartless. .
    USAF0206-08_1995.jpg
  • As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, volunteers based at the Ukrainian restaurant 'Prosperity' in Twickenham form a human chain to handle a mass of donations brought by locals, destined for Ukrainian refugees who have reached Poland, on 10th March 2022, in London, England. Volunteers are working 12-hour days here trying to keep up with thousand of items eg. clothing, sleeping bags, toys, womens' sanitary products, rucksacks, elctrical chargers, nappies and basic medicines for those who have escaped the Russian invasion.
    ukraine_donations-40-10-03-2022.jpg
  • A young deer lies dead beside a busy highway on a road near Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington State. Very recently run-over but seemingly unharmed, this animal has head injuries and died immediately from a collision with a passing vehicle, such as this heavy articulated lorry which blurrs past this location. This is forested area and the deer's natural habitat but too often wildlife in its natural surroundings violently meets the modern human environment and the animal comes of worst. As a result of the death, the roadkill was taken by members of a US Air Force survival course at their nearby facility and so it formed an unscheduled extra lesson in preparing venison for the pot that night (see Corbis image entitled 'US Air Force survival instructors with recent roadkill').
    USAF0106-08_1995.jpg
  • A water bottle that has been filled by human urine, has been discarded in the gutter on a residential street in south London, on 27th january 2021, in London, England. Delivery courier drivers often complain about the lack of toilet facilities on their driving routes and so feel the need to drop their filled bottles in the street. Local residents however, find this disgusting behaviour anti-social.
    pee_bottle03-27-01-2021.jpg
  • A water bottle that has been filled by human urine, has been discarded in the gutter on a residential street in south London, on 27th january 2021, in London, England. Delivery courier drivers often complain about the lack of toilet facilities on their driving routes and so feel the need to drop their filled bottles in the street. Local residents however, find this disgusting behaviour anti-social.
    pee_bottle04-27-01-2021.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of a drinks can and footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The Western Desert covers an area of some 700,000 km2, thereby accounting for around two-thirds of Egypt's total land area. Dakhla Oasis is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). It lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.
    egypt481-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of a drinks can and footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The Western Desert covers an area of some 700,000 km2, thereby accounting for around two-thirds of Egypt's total land area. Dakhla Oasis is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). It lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.
    egypt480-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of 4x4 tyre tracks left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. .
    egypt466-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of 4x4 tyre tracks and footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. .
    egypt445-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Human plyboard sign at Blackfriars property development marketing suite hoarding and footpath disruption
    blackfriars_property09-18-02-2015.jpg
  • Man checks his watch near a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen18-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Real passing construction worker and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    roadworks_workmen17-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Real passing construction workers and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    roadworks_workmen14-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Passing red bus featuring Wrath of the Titans movie ad and scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen12-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Real passing construction worker and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    roadworks_workmen07-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Passing red bus featuring Wrath of the Titans film ad and scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen11-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Backdrop of Banksy / Disney Jungle Book characters to illustrate de-forestation & loss of animal habitats due to human logging
    greenpeace_backdrrop07-11-09-2010.jpg
  • Backdrop of Banksy / Disney Jungle Book characters to illustrate de-forestation & loss of animal habitats due to human logging
    greenpeace_backdrrop02-11-09-2010.jpg
  • Before they were all replaced as working modes of public transport, a conductor sells a ticket wgile travelling along a London road, as part of a two-man crew of a number 88 red London Rotemaster bus, England UK. A parked car is seen through the open ledge of the bes' rear, blurred in the back ground and a lady passengers sits patiently as the bus speeds on its journey along its route through the capital. The man holds two fingers up to a foreign tourist to make sure they want two tickets for their destination. The conductor is the last human link with friendly public travel in London. He is usually a friendly face to accompany unsure travellers, often helping them reach their stop and answering questions about the journey with good humour and kindness. Their removal in favour of single driver crews meant that bus travel became more intimidating...
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  • Standing in their cradles are three members of a National Grid Live-line electricity cable crew, protected in a conductive cage beneath the electricy cables that they maintaining. We see the sagging cables stretching to distant electricity pylons and the three human figures standing like astonauts in their protective cradles. Huge structure of girders and relays are behind them and they wear safety clothing allowing them to work comfortably inside the electrical field at close range with gloved hands. National Grid Electricity Transmission plc owns and operates the National Grid high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales.National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States.
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  • Moving steadily 100 feet (8 metres) along a live-line electricity cable, a National Grid maintenance worker protected in a conductive cage, proceeds to the next 'separator' that holds the high-voltage cables from touching each other. From the ground we see the sagging cables stretching to a distant electricity pylon and two yellow cages, one large in the foreground where we see the human figure standing like an astonaut, and the other cage out of focus, a greater distance away but all dwarfed by the huge structure of girders and relays. Wearing clothing bonded to the conductor, the lineman can work comfortably inside the electrical field at close range with gloved hands. National Grid Electricity Transmission plc owns and operates the National Grid high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales.National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States. The company adopted its current name in July 2005 when shareholders agreed the change from National Grid Transco plc.
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  • A full-scale mock-up of a multinational 50.5 meter-high European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 5 rocket is lit by floodlights in an early tropical evening at the main entrance to Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, South America. Glowing orange by the warm lighting, it makes an impressive model against the fading equatorial sky. Seen in scale, a lone human figure stands at the foot of the launcher that in reality, sends massive 8,000 kg payloads into orbit for a variety of communications and International Space Station purposes. Powered by Snecma-made Vulcain engines and boosted by Europropulsion solid motors, these rockets are launched from this facility on the Guiana coast. The building to the left are the CNES offices belong to the French Space Agency.
    esa_guiana23515-08-2007.jpg
  • A water bottle that has been filled by human urine, has been discarded in the gutter on a residential street in south London, on 27th january 2021, in London, England. Delivery courier drivers often complain about the lack of toilet facilities on their driving routes and so feel the need to drop their filled bottles in the street. Local residents however, find this disgusting behaviour anti-social.
    pee_bottle02-27-01-2021.jpg
  • A water bottle that has been filled by human urine, has been discarded in the gutter on a residential street in south London, on 27th january 2021, in London, England. Delivery courier drivers often complain about the lack of toilet facilities on their driving routes and so feel the need to drop their filled bottles in the street. Local residents however, find this disgusting behaviour anti-social.
    pee_bottle01-27-01-2021.jpg
  • A water bottle that has been filled by human urine, has been discarded in the gutter on a residential street in south London, on 27th january 2021, in London, England. Delivery courier drivers often complain about the lack of toilet facilities on their driving routes and so feel the need to drop their filled bottles in the street. Local residents however, find this disgusting behaviour anti-social.
    pee_bottle05-27-01-2021.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of a drinks can and footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. The Western Desert covers an area of some 700,000 km2, thereby accounting for around two-thirds of Egypt's total land area. Dakhla Oasis is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert (part of the Libyan Desert). It lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) and measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.
    egypt482-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Human presence in the form of footprints left in the sand of dunes at al-Galamun, near Dahkla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. .
    egypt435-08-03-2016.jpg
  • Real construction workers in the background and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    construction_men03-02-04-2012.jpg
  • Real passing construction worker and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    roadworks_workmen19-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Passing red bus featuring Wrath of the Titans film ad and scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways.
    roadworks_workmen20-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Real passing construction worker and a scaled human workman figure who warns pedestrians to stay on established footpath, and not wander into construction site roadways during street improvements in Victoria, central London.
    roadworks_workmen10-30-03-2012.jpg
  • Backdrop of Banksy / Disney Jungle Book characters to illustrate de-forestation & loss of animal habitats due to human logging
    greenpeace_backdrrop03-11-09-2010.jpg
  • Sitting drunk on a mid-town sidewalk (pavement), a construction worker wipes tears from his eyes. The man has driven from his mid-west home to offer help at the hazardous Ground Zero where for the past 4 days and nights he has been uncovering debris and human remains after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Exhausted and emotional, he was sent away for his own and the safety of others and alcohol was his first purchase. New Yorkers praised their heroes for assisting their city (and America) in their hour of need but here, passers-by stepped over him complaining of his drunken state. The now lonely man is distressed, tormented and psychologically fragile but gets no help. With his few possessions, his hard hat and flag, mask and cans of Budweiser we see a man at his lowest ebb.
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  • Bird and human tracks left in freshly-fallen snow in a South London Park.
    london_snows21-13-01-2010.jpg
  • A hot air balloon is partially inflated before flight at Longleat Estate, Warminster, England. Using firstly cold air from a gas-powered fan, before its propane burners are used for final inflation, one of the ground crew assists in the process by pulling at the fragile synthetic material so that the volume within the whole 'envelope' can fill without damage and it's spectrum arc of colours are becoming rainbow-like. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. The first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783. In today's sport balloons the envelope is generally made from nylon fabric and the mouth of the balloon (closest to the burner flame) is made from fire resistant material such as Nomex.
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  • During an August heatwave, the population of Brixton and many others from all over London, bask in the glorious weather at the Brockwell (Brixton)  Lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London. The Lido is a magnet for families, select groups, the young and old and represents an amalgam of humanity who enjoy the benefits of outdoor bathing and the friendship of meeting old friends and new acquaitances. We see two men of Afro-carribean origin who have a corner of the Lido to themselves. One wears a towel wrapped around his lower-body and sits, arms folded with a look of territorial superiority while the other applies sun lotion to his leg. There is little space left on the full pavement which retains its solar heat long after the sun has left the quadrangle of the lido's oblong design but their colourful towels and possessions are spread out on the paving stones along with childrens' toys including an Action Man toy soldier who is also tanning himself. It is a scene of fun for all ages and backgrounds. Brockwell Lido is a large, open air swimming pool in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Brockwell Lido was designed by HA Rowbotham and TL Smithson of the London County Council's Parks Department to replace Brockwell Park bathing pond. It is now a Grade II listed building
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  • During an August heatwave, the population of Brixton and many others from all over London, bask in the glorious weather at the Brockwell (Brixton)  Lido in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, South London. The Lido is a magnet for families, select groups, the young and old and represents an amalgam of humanity who enjoy the benefits of outdoor bathing and the friendship of meeting old friends and new acquaitances. We see a mass of people in late afternoon light with deep tans from the extended hot summer. There is little space left on the full pavement which retains its solar heat long after the sun has left the quadrangle of the lido's oblong design. They lay reading a newspaper or book, spread themselves on small towels or just chat to fellow-bathers. Swimmers are in the unheated water, others jump in or stand on the edge thinking about their next dive. It is a scene of chaotic fun for all ages and backgrounds. Brockwell Lido is a large, open air swimming pool in Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London. It opened in July 1937, closed in 1990 and after a local campaign was re-opened in 1994. Brockwell Lido was designed by HA Rowbotham and TL Smithson of the London County Council's Parks Department to replace Brockwell Park bathing pond. It is now a Grade II listed building
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  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-14-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-10-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-15-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-12-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-07-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-17-02-06-2020.jpg
  • "One candle." A family are gathered to celebrate the first birthday of a young child, the back garden of her parent's south London home. The birthday girl reaches out to touch the single lit candle on a chocolate log cake while her grandmother and mother both show her how to blow and extinguish the flame instead. Friends and relatives are sat around the garden on a perfect late-summer afternoon, drinking and laughing on this joyous occasion, a milestone in the first year of any young life. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "Crooked Lady." A twelve month-old girl who has recently learned to walk proudly strides past an elderly lady with balancing arms outstretched while at the Dulwich Show in South London. There is a marked difference between the youthful, upright posture of the young girl to the hunched and bent stance of the old woman who stands supporting herself on a brolley. It is a picture that compares youth with old age, the delight that a person of later years shows to a child whose life reaches far ahead. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "On all fours." An eleven month-old infant crawls up some back garden steps and into her parents' house. Her head and shoulders are already hidden as she disappears inside. She is exploring a familiar world, being bold, gaining strength and confidence to move independently to eventually stand upright and walk unaided. Someone has taped a short stick to the upper step to help her position herself downwards when exiting the house backwards.  Wearing only a nappy (diaper) it is clearly a warm summer's day. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "Then raindrops fell on my head." Looking over the shoulder as a mother pours bath water from a toy seive on to the head of her five month-old baby daughter. The infant looks unsure but otherwise spellbound as the droplets fall, watching them leaving the pot to feel them trickling down. We see the child's trust for her mother and imagine her fascination with tumbling liquid, the feel of it touching her skin. This water is shallow, a child can drown in an inch of water so the mum is supporting the baby's head around the neck in the correct manner. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • 'Christmas Comes but once a Year ..'  A grandfather holds his tired granddaughter at arms-length while watching a television prgramme at Christmas time. The baby girl is 5 months-old and yawns with a wide, open mouth while the elder relative pouts, looking grumpy. Both are seated on an armchair in the family home's living room. A decorated Christmas tree is seen in the far corner and the curtains behind are drawn. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "Anywhere between 3-5am." A mother has brought her three and a half month-old infant into bed and comforts her new baby back to sleep in bed by holding her hand at dawn, after a broken night's rest. We see large adult's fingers encircling the tiny digits of the baby girl who is mercifully sound asleep again, instinctively aware of love and trust. It is a picture of protective parenthood, of a close bond between mother and child in a safe, cosy, warm and idyllic place within the loving family home. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • On the living room floor at home, a young mother grabs a few minutes to herself to exercises her pelvic floor muscles three weeks after giving birth to a baby girl who lies asleep in a Moses basket carry cot on the carpet. She rotates her hips to her right, twisting her body to regain strength in her lower torso, still sore from labour. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella07-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "Brave New World." On a maternity ward at Kings College Hospital, London, a tiny new-born baby girl sleeps in her cot at the foot of her mother's bed. We see the mum's legs and feet pointing towards some curtains against which her infant is wrapped in an NHS shawl to keep her snug and warm. But it's Summer and the bedding is ruffled at the bottom to keep the heat down for an exhausted mother comfortable in an otherwise airless room. It is a scene of serenity and safety, at a time when mother and baby are bonding. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella04-20-04-1995.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-16-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-13-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-11-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-09-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-08-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-06-02-06-2020.jpg
  • Ten weeks after the UK went into Coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Office for National Statistics reveal that the total death toll has passed 50,000 covid-19 victims, clothing mannequins in the shop window of a retailer undergoing extensive refurbishment, are covered in a protective layer of plastic, in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 2nd June 2020, in London, England. The retail industry has taken advantage of quiet roads during lockdown, as an opportunity to have repairs and refurbs caried out in their premises.
    coronavirus_city-05-02-06-2020.jpg
  • "First shoes in Wales." An eleven month-old infant tries to walk in her first pair of proper rigid shoes whilst on holiday in Snowdonia, North Wales UK. Tentatively taking a few unconfident steps the young girl  cries out in surprise, almost falling over. Her mother instinctively grabs her coat hood before she topples into into the pebbles and soft mud of a river bed which would soil her clean clothes. We see a mother preventing her daughter from getting dirty and from hurting herself, a fast reaction to stop injury on a small child. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "More than you can chew." A ten month-old infant uses new teeth to bite her mother's nose in the back garden of their Victorian south London terrace home. The mum winces in pain as the child sinks her new milk teeth into her skin but they enjoy a warm summer afternoon, playfully interacting with each other in a moment of parental love and harmony. The girl wears a short-sleeved t-shirt and has plump arms of baby fat, a healthy sign of a contented infant. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella17-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "The week of Dunblane."  Mindful of the Dunblane massacre that week, a baby massage class takes place at a health clinic in south London. Spread across a matt are six babies of varying ages and sizes whose mums are tenderly stroking their infants' bodies and senses with soft, gentle touches over the head, face, shoulders, arms, chest, stomach and legs which is a recommended way of tactile communication between mother and child. Some children are looking up into their mothers' faces, others are looking elsewhere and one is upset but comforted. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old...
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  • "Puddle in Oxleas Wood." A six month-old infant looks out from a baby back carrier frame whilst out on a muddy winter jaunt in Oxleas Wood on Shooters Hill, South London. The girl peers out with a fascination for the outdoors from a warm coat wearing a tiny hat and loose-fitting gloves to view the world while perched high-up on her mother's back who carries her child on the chilly walk. The bare trees and forested landscape can be imagined from the waterlogged puddle that is out of focus to the right. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "First ladies." A six month-old infant girl has a shocked look on her face as she plays with a copy of the broadsheet Guardian newspaper whose front page headline photograph is of Hilary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States. Clinton is also looking aghast at something she is experiencing. Coincidentally, the President's wife and the first-born of this family are both first ladies. The child has sunk down into her high-chair, reacting to something her mother has said. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "Losing the hair I was born with." We look over the darkened shoulder of a mother as she cuts her baby daughter's hair, at home, for the first time. Sitting in her high-chair, the child watches with fascination as the scissors snip away at the tufts of thick, dark hair the girl has had from birth. The experience is clearly enchanting her and she looks with her mouth open, captivated by this strange instrument that she feels trimming her head. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella13-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "Eye Contact." A mother peers over the bath to keep watch over her five month-old baby daughter who is lying on a matt, holding a towel to her face. The infant has had her own time in the water and the mum has taken the opportunity to bathe too. They both look into each other's eyes in a picture of love, trust and joy. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella12-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "Diptheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough, meningitis."  A four month-old baby screams with the sharp prick of an innoculation needle administered by a health visitor at a doctor's surgery, London. The post-natal clinic is a health check for the baby and for new mothers to discuss parenting problems with a NHS-qualified midwife and paediatric specialist. She attends to mother and child since they arrived back home from hospital, days after birth and therefore knows all their details and the baby's growth statistics and development curves. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella09-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "A Day Away from Choosing a Name." A baby girl of only two weeks old cranes her neck around to see where her mother's soothing voice is coming from. Wrapped up in a checked blanket to keep her snug and warm, she is learning to recognise familiar sounds, focus on close objects and learn about her own small world. She has a round face with a squashed, button nose and has opened her mouth to bend round in her mum's direction. Her name has yet to be recorded with the local register office, a legal requirement that needs completeting within six weeks after a birth. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella06-20-04-1995.jpg
  • "No Distance Covered." The leathery soles of a new-born 3 day-old baby girl's feet are seen in detail. Her skin is wrinkled and cracked despite applying foot lotion to keep them soft. The tiny toes have yet to support her upright body and walk anywhere because she has been at home from hospital for only a few days. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
    corbis_ella05-20-04-1995.jpg
  • On a labour ward at Kings College Hospital, London, a young mother sits back and rests before being transferred to a bed on the maternity ward. Wearing a hospital gown and an identity wrist tag, leans back exhausted on a wall with eyes closed, reflecting on the last 24 hours of labour, contractions and the birth of her first child, a baby girl who    sleeps in a cot next to her mother. Tissues and a drink cups are on the table in front but the new mum is too tired to reach out for a sip. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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  • "7lbs 13oz." On a labour ward at Kings College Hospital, London, a new-born baby girl has been temporarily separated from her mother and placed uncomfortably in a small weighing dish, minutes after taking her first breaths, to record her birth-weight, recording in old imperial pounds and ounces rather than modern metric grams and kilo units. The midwife has clamped a plastic seal on the child's umbilical cord wound which eventually dries and falls off. The crying girl has a mass of black hair but whose ethnicity is caucasian. This is from a documentary series of pictures about the first year of the photographer's first child Ella. Accompanied by personal reflections and references from various nursery rhymes, this work describes his wife Lynda's journey from expectant to actual motherhood and for Ella - from new-born to one year-old.
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