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  • A Parachute Regiment recruit is in mid-flight and leaps across a wide space between scaffolding and a rope net during the 14-week long Pegasus (P) Company selection programme. Seen in silhouette, the man is in full stretch, half-way between the gantry he leapt from and the rope net that he is about to meet. It is an image that describes a mid-point, a half-way position between safety and uncertainty. Known as the Trainasium, it is an 'Aerial Confidence Course' which is unique to P Company. In order to assess his suitability for military parachuting, the Trainasium tests a candiates ability to overcome fear and carry out simple activities and instructions at a height above ground level. Recruits wanting to join the British Army's Parachute Regiment held regularly at Catterick army barracks, Yorkshire, need to pass this and other tests before earning the right to wear the esteemed maroon beret.
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  • Detail of an old Evening Standard newspaper headline for Friday 30th August, speaking of economic uncertainty and the treat of recession over a possible No-deal Brexit between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on Monday 2nd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_news-02-02-09-2019.jpg
  • Detail of an old Evening Standard newspaper headline for Friday 30th August, speaking of economic uncertainty and the treat of recession over a possible No-deal Brexit between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on Monday 2nd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_news-04-02-09-2019.jpg
  • Detail of an old Evening Standard newspaper headline for Friday 30th August, speaking of economic uncertainty and the treat of recession over a possible No-deal Brexit between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on Monday 2nd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_news-01-02-09-2019.jpg
  • Detail of an old Evening Standard newspaper headline for Friday 30th August, speaking of economic uncertainty and the treat of recession over a possible No-deal Brexit between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and the European Union, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on Monday 2nd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_news-03-02-09-2019.jpg
  • Crate stacking activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    crate_stacking01-02-06-2010.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-24-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The squashed perspective of a grenadier guardsman standing as sentry next to a doorway and a closed down business - a metaphor for Brexit, on Oxford Street, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
    street_sentry-04-12-12-2017.jpg
  • Wearing a peaked cap and small rucksack, a young adventurer, scales a giant boulder in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest. Stretching to climb the rock, the lad of 10 uses his hand and walking stick to balance as he puts a boot higher to gain a sure footing. There is ample covering of moss and lichen on the primeval landscape making it hazardous to conquer but the boy has the stamina to get to the top and continue his walk through this beautiful wilderness. The boy is alone in the picture though accompanied by his family but he seems to mange on his own, capable of finding his own limits of endurance and confidence. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday37-02082008.jpg
  • High-wire activity test for young children at YHA Edale.
    high_wire05-02-06-2010.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, a lady sitting on her home's porch steps looks across the road into a setting sun while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-30-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-28-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-26-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-25-20-05-2020.jpg
  • A detail of the London Evening Standard vendor with a headline dated 3rd September about a falling Pound rate, the consequences of a possible No-deal Brexit, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on 3rd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_headline-03-04-09-2019.jpg
  • The squashed perspective of a grenadier guardsman standing as sentry next to a doorway and a closed down business - a metaphor for Brexit, on Oxford Street, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
    street_sentry-05-12-12-2017.jpg
  • Leaping fearlessly across the gaps of high walls, teenage boys practice free-jumping over a stairwell in London's South Bank
    free_jumping01-17-02-2008 .jpg
  • Awaiting the visit from his local country doctor to pay him a visit to his remote French farmhouse, an elderly gentleman sits alone in his favourite armchair. Uncertain what the future may hold, the man is old and frail and he looks down to the floor of this front room with worry across his face. He is suffering from cancer and may not live long but the presence of another human being, especially a doctor, is a small comfort from. Someone to share his concerns with and to seek advice from this terminal condition. It is a bright summer morning but even with the sun, it's a gloomy part of the house in which he lives alone.
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  • In the privacy of her own country home, an elderly French lady is about to have eye-drops administered by her local doctor in the Vosges town of Ban de Laveline. Holding her eyelids up with a thumb in preparation of giving the woman the necessary medicine, the young health professional reaches for his equipment and the lady is left looking rather startled and uncomfortable for a few moments as her eye stares wildly. We are in her small cottage on the outskirts of town and the doctor is making his rounds to various patients unable to attend his daily surgery. The lady wears a colourful apron, typical of French working people, and is possibly in her seventies, living alone with only kind neighbours to ensure her safety. ....http://www.france-voyage.com/en/
    elderly_doctor10-16-1997.jpg
  • Walking friends cross river boulders single file in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest.
    germany_holiday35-02082008.jpg
  • A young adventurer wearing bathing trunks clambers carefully over slippery rocks in the River Enz in Germany's Black Forest.
    germany_holiday16-01082008.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-27-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their home's porch in late sunshine while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-23-20-05-2020.jpg
  • A detail of the London Evening Standard vendor with a headline dated 3rd September about a falling Pound rate, the consequences of a possible No-deal Brexit, in the City of London, (aka The Square Mile) the capital's financial district, on 3rd September 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_headline-01-04-09-2019.jpg
  • A Hungarian lady in deep thought peers through a 1990s window of a hairdressing salon in the Hungarian capital, on 18th June 1990, in Budapest, Hungary.
    hungary_woman-18-06-1990.jpg
  • Wearing a peaked cap and small rucksack, a young adventurer, clambers over rocks in the ancient forest of Monbachtal Bach in Germany's Black Forest. Stretching to climb the rock, the lad of 10 uses his hand and walking stick to balance as he puts a boot higher to gain a sure footing. There is ample covering of moss and lichen on the primeval landscape making it hazardous to conquer but the boy stumbles over the terrain and continues his walk through this beautiful wilderness. The boy is alone in the picture though accompanied by his family but he seems to mange on his own, capable of finding his own limits of endurance and confidence. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday36-02082008.jpg
  • Archive image - also used in the book 'Risk Wise'.<br />
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Wearing his bathing costume, a young adventurer clambers over rocks in the Gross Enz river in Germany's Black Forest. The lad of 10 crouches to better balance himself, carefully placing his bare feet on the slippery rock's surface as he emerges from the chilly mountain water. It is high summer and we can see the boy backlit by the glare of strong sunlight in the background. The Gross Enz river rises in Enzklosterle in Baden-Württemberg and is an eventual  tributary of the Neckar. Geologically, the Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss. During the last glacial period, the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers.
    germany_holiday24-29072008.jpg
  • Childrens' hand prints in risk averse playground called The Land on Plas Madoc Estate, Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales. <br />
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From the chapter entitled 'Playing with Fire' from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Plant life growing in lava rock on slopes of dormant Vesuvius volcano, near Naples, Italy.
    vesuvius223-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Plant life growing in lava rock on slopes of dormant Vesuvius volcano, near Naples, Italy.
    vesuvius221-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Lava coated slopes of dormant Vesuvius volcano, near Naples, Italy.
    vesuvius183-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Warning sign of risk on the western slope of Vesuvius with the urban sprawl of Naples in the distance.
    vesuvius51-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Leap of Faith from high pole activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    leap_of_faith06-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Crate stacking activity test for young boys at YHA Edale.
    crate_stacking02-02-06-2010.jpg
  • Wearing a large green helmet with the number 26 painted on the front, a worried-looking black soldier recruit gazes into the distance in front of a white army  instructor at the large Garrison at Catterick, England. Here, the Parachute Regiment (The Paras) - hold part of their famous basic training programme called Pegasus (P) Company. The most notorious selection procedure in the British Army. After initial recruitment, each student is sent to either pass or fail a set of 9 events from which a total score of 90 points is possible. 58% or more passes, less fails. Events like the 18 mile Forced March followed by a further 5 miles can earn 10 points though this will inevitably prove too much for many young man, desperate to pass P Company and earn his prestigious beret (Like the Foreign Legion).
    army05-15-12-2007 .jpg
  • A boy stands leaning on a hand rail near the top steps at Paignton sea front. At the bottom of the steps and floating face down in the clear, unpolluted  water, his arms outstretched, is a diver wearing a wet suit who appears lifeless. It is a scene of ambiguity and the viewer might be confused over whether the diver is in fact dead. It looks as if the diver has drowned but he is only enjoying the buoyancy of the salt sea water. It is a sunny afternoon and the shadows of the steps' rail which zigzags down the concrete steps.
    paignton_diver01-21-07-993.jpg
  • Ripples reflected onto shiny surfaces of rocks and pebbles in the River Enz in Germany's Black Forest.
    germany_holiday26-29072008.jpg
  • A menu of seminar room choices is placed near an entrance for those attending a counselling workshop held for employees at Prospect House, Borough, Southwark, London. Words like 'Visualise, Captivate, Innovate and Expand' are listed vertically on a perspex board as well as directions to amenities such as the toilet and an 'Internet Touchdown.' Soon, seminar participants will arrive for a day's role-playing and brainstorming in classrooms named after these concepts. Encouraging the students to be inspired by these verbs.
    ernst+young_counsillors48-18-09-2007.jpg
  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, a lady sitting on her home's porch steps looks across the road into a setting sun while still under the UK government's lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
    coronavirus_Ruskin-29-20-05-2020.jpg
  • The squashed perspective of a grenadier guardsman standing as sentry next to a doorway and a closed down business - a metaphor for Brexit, on Oxford Street, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
    street_sentry-01-12-12-2017.jpg
  • Plant life growing in lava rock on slopes of dormant Vesuvius volcano, near Naples, Italy.
    vesuvius222-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Warning sign of risk on the western slope of Vesuvius with the urban sprawl of Naples in the distance.<br />
<br />
From the Introduction page of the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2014).
    vesuvius49-29-05-2014.jpg
  • As a boy swings from a tree, canoeists enjoy a day's paddling down the River Lesse, Belgium's prime kayaking destination  in the southern Ardennes region. At Anseremme, south of the town of Dinant, the adventurers negotiate their way down 21 km of gentle fresh water through the beautiful Belgian gorges and forests. Before plunging down a weir (Barrage in French) near a camp site they are pelted by splashing water from campers in the water. The red canoes have been hired for the day from 'Kayaks Ansiaux' and another rival company who rent blue boats. Families and young people make the slow journey along the Lesse, Paddles match the colours of the canoes and they all glint off a strong afternoon sun during the high-season holiday month. Most commonly routes start in Han and go all the way down to Dinant, where the Lesse meets the Meuse.
    germany_holiday39-06082008.jpg
  • Roller-coaster fans gasp with excitement as they plunge down an almost vertical drop on the Pepsi-Max Big One, Britain's largest and the second Highest, 4th fastest Roller Coaster in Europe. It is a steel structure located at the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, opened in 1994. Roller-coaster freaks raise their arms above their heads though one's instinct is to hold on for dear life. Although it is no longer the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in the world, it is still one of the scariest roller-coaster experiences on offer. Extended caption ..
    pepsi-max02-18-06-994.jpg
  • A menu of seminar rooms at a counselling workshop held for employees in Borough, Southwark.
    ernst+young_counsillors49-18-09-2007.jpg
  • A menu of seminar room choices is placed near an entrance for those attending a counselling workshop held for employees at Prospect House, Borough, Southwark, London. Words like 'Visualise, Captivate, Innovate and Expand' are listed vertically on a perspex board as well as directions to amenities such as the toilet and an 'Internet Touchdown.' Soon, seminar participants will arrive for a day's role-playing and brainstorming in classrooms named after these concepts. Encouraging the students to be inspired by these verbs.
    ernst+young_counsillors48-18-09-2007.jpg
  • Large arrows coloured red, green and yellow point north, west and east - or up, right and left - in three directions, to offer directions to seminars for accountants during their annual Academy Day held for 3,000 of company London employees at Excel in London's Docklands, England. The people are either confidently pacing forward, standing still to seek guidance or simply spontaneously emerging from the shadows to a brighter future, a moment when freedom of choice is offered and the road ahead dictates their fate. It is a scene of corporate theatre and each employee will attend this fair where motivational pep-talks from executives, outside speakers and gurus will talk to large groups of personnel so their presence on this day away from the office is vital for the year's business ahead.
    Ernst+Young_Academy123-21-09-2007 co...jpg
  • The squashed perspective of a grenadier guardsman standing as sentry next to a doorway and a closed down business - a metaphor for Brexit, on Oxford Street, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
    street_sentry-03-12-12-2017.jpg
  • Lava coated slopes of dormant Vesuvius volcano, near Naples, Italy.
    vesuvius182-29-05-2014.jpg
  • Throwing water, bathers splash canoeists as they paddle into a weir on the Belgian Ardennes region River Lesse, near Dinant.
    germany_holiday40-06082008.jpg
  • At the height of financial uncertainty, we see from a low pavement angle investors queueing outside the Maddox Street branch of the troubled Northern Rock Bank, off Regent Street, Mayfair, in September 2007. Their hard-earned savings appear to be in jeopardy after the bank announced an emergency loan from the Bank of England. Despite reassurances from officials who insisted that the Bank which has £113bn in assets, was not in danger of going bust, concerned men and women wait in line, some with their faces on view and reading newspapers or more commonly, wishing to remain anonymous and keeping their backs to reporters and cameras. The rush of customers demanding their investments almost spelled the demise of the bank with over £2bn removed from accounts in a few days. Northern Rock struggled since money markets seized up over the summer. .
    northern_rock01-17-09-2007.jpg
  • In the shadow of 1 Canada Square, the iconic Canary Wharf tower in London's Docklands stands as an icon for Thatcherite Britain when the good times, prosperity and economic upturns seemed unshakeable. Four work colleagues stand under a hot lunchtime sun during a summer heatwave. In their shirtsleeves the men each hold pints of refreshing lager, all having removed their dark jackets to enjoy the company of a flirtatious female who appears to be flirting with an older male companion. The sky is blue and the five are care-free to any future economic uncertainty.
    canary_wharf_drinkers07-18-1991.jpg
  • Storm clouds gather and dark times are ahead for the modern City of London (with the Norman-era Tower of London, right), on 14th September 2017, in London, England. The City is the historical financial district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century but faces a post-Brexit financial uncertainty.
    city_cityscape-01-13-09-2017.jpg
  • Old tombstone wall in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. This ruined chapel, which served the N portion of the parish of Torosay, is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown. The records of the Synod of Argyll in the middle of the 17th century show some uncertainty as to the status of the charge; it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. The building may already have been derelict at this period, although the earliest evidence of its condition dates from 1787 when it was shown as 'an old kirk' on a map of Torosay parish. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba)...http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/pennygown/index.html
    isle_of_mull317-21-11-2011.jpg
  • Two 17th century slabs, each 2.00m in length, bearing full-length effigies of a man and woman in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. This ruined chapel, which served the N portion of the parish of Torosay, is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown. The records of the Synod of Argyll in the middle of the 17th century show some uncertainty as to the status of the charge; it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. The building may already have been derelict at this period, although the earliest evidence of its condition dates from 1787 when it was shown as 'an old kirk' on a map of Torosay parish. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba)...http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/pennygown/index.html
    isle_of_mull312-21-11-2011.jpg
  • Storm clouds gather and dark times are ahead for the modern City of London (with the Norman-era Tower of London, right), on 14th September 2017, in London, England. The City is the historical financial district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century but faces a post-Brexit financial uncertainty.
    city_cityscape-02-13-09-2017.jpg
  • Storm clouds gather and dark times are ahead for the modern City of London (with the Norman-era Tower of London, right), on 14th September 2017, in London, England. The City is the historical financial district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century but faces a post-Brexit financial uncertainty.
    city_cityscape-03-13-09-2017.jpg
  • Looking through a window of ther old chapel in Pennygowan Cemetery (Caol Fhaoileann), Salen Isle of Mull, Scotland. This ruined chapel, which served the N portion of the parish of Torosay, is probably of early 13th century date. No medieval references to it have been identified, and its dedication is unknown. The records of the Synod of Argyll in the middle of the 17th century show some uncertainty as to the status of the charge; it is referred to both as a 'Chappell' and as a 'paroach'. The building may already have been derelict at this period, although the earliest evidence of its condition dates from 1787 when it was shown as 'an old kirk' on a map of Torosay parish. Salen (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sàilean) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. It is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, approximately halfway between Craignure and Tobermory. The full name of the settlement is 'Sàilean Dubh Chaluim Chille' (the black little bay of St Columba)...http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/mull/pennygown/index.html
    isle_of_mull316-21-11-2011.jpg
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