I forget who, but someone on twitter commented that people were too close to the situation or too far removed.

I do agree with this idea with regards to the commentaries/reactions to the riots and how to “move forward”.

Areas that were hit included Lewisham (where I went to Primary School) and Croydon (where my Secondary and

College was). As I watched buildings burn and violence ensue I was conflicted in personal opinion. While the events that

took place were wrong on so many different levels, part of me feels that the current situation we live in comes from the top

as well as below.

I also beleave that people in power tend to have an angle. There is far too much emphasis on

specific points like lack of fathers or youth centres. If the issues are to be tackled they need to be

faced as a whole rather than trying to come up with one angle. The solutions will come from an

improvement/change to the current systems in place rather than creating new ones.

They would include education, opportunities and opinion. Education need to equip children both

at school and in the home with the skills to allow them to prosper in the real world

(not a hyper-reality of school). The opportunities for them need to be in place

for when education is finished. What’s the point in learning if opportunity is not there.

Finally opinion refers to assumptions that can be made about certain types of people.

The riots was mainly refered to as a youth issue and by some a black one.

If the nation is to move forward in a positive light, these ideas need to be tackled.

I understand that there are lots of accounts/opinions

out there but if there is a positive out of this (aside from the example of human spirit),

it’s that these issues are at the forefront of the nations contiousness.

I had a coffee meeting a few weeks back with Royston Legore, Director of R n D Creatives.

They have now taken me on board with their team/family so I am very much looking forward to

working with them in the future. I also have a special trip booked! I met some of the other creatives on

set in hype park for Shai Spooners viral video. He is Stylist for N-Dubz and was doing the project for his website so I took some stills for it.

The website is updated so check it out. Thank Billy Boyce for the colour change!

In the space of a week I was cussed online on two different networks.

First, a friend of mine very kindly added my facebook group to a bunch of friends of his.

I later discovered the words “piss off” on the wall. I quickly liked the comment and commented

that he was so direct and articulate that he should run the country. I politely messaged him

explaining that his beef should be with the person that added him and there are better ways to

deal with it. Secondly, I tweeted about the US elections next year claiming that I saw no one

to take Obama’s place. Some random who doesn’t follow me replied that I should go to the opticians.

Now I didn’t loose any sleep over either e-altercation but it made me ponder how we can sometimes see social

media from one side not ever expecting to be challenged. Or the fact that many people make statements

online that they would not say in the flesh.

I had the pleasure of working on two very exciting fashion projects of late. I shot for Urban brand Forreduci.

The job was to revamp their brand providing them with a combo of lifestyle, look book and editorial images.

The location closen by the client was a car park in south London. I love these kinds of projects because you get to work with lots

of different people and put your stamp on a project. See a peek of the shoot below.

On a different side to fashion, I shot an 8 page editorial for DIY Magazine. Check out http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/magazine

to see previous work from the magazine. Creating a balance between the practical and the creative is not easy

but something that is needed especially for a new mag. It has been a while since I have shot for a periodical and I have

missed it! Images to come once it’s published!