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I've seen this image so many times and it still takes my breath away. Extraordinary.

That’s the magic of time

Very true

Always thought it was"special" up until the time the country paid back it's war debt...

Very true and also until we refused to legitimise their aggression by not backing a dodgy war

Black and white photo of a man and woman sitting in a cafe with cups of tea in front of them in glass cups

Bradford in the 1970s by Don McCullin.

I’d make a terrible PM as I’d have told Trump to fuck off on day one of his presidency and lived with the consequences. You can’t give in to a bully, once you do you are under their control forever.

If that means an end to this cringeworthy ’special relationship’ then that’s a good thing. I’d rather we were poorer as a nation than continuing to aspire to be Trump and America’s lapdog. At least we’d have what’s left of our dignity post Brexit.

Trump’s America is a threat to democracy, truth and freedom everywhere in the world. They are no longer an ally. Starmer should not allow us to be drawn into an illegal war the only purpose of which is to divert attention from the Epstein files.

I’m not sure any country has ever come up with an idea as embarrassing as the so called ‘special relationship’. Sacrificing your dignity as a nation in the hope of being the bully’s sidekick is demeaning and diminishes us in the eyes of the world. That’s my unpopular opinion for today.

Given Trump's illegal war that is devastating the Middle East and pushing up energy bills, Keir Starmer should advise the King to call off April’s state visit to the US.

A state visit should not be given to someone who repeatedly insults and damages our country.

Colour photo of an abandoned wooden boat on a desert beach

From my Dungeness Desert Landscapes series. Four huge prints from this series were due to be shown at a gallery in Venice for the Biennale some years ago but Brexit scuppered it. They were held in customs for three months and missed the show.

Yep it never fails to disappoint

The series was all shot on film using a vintage Leica.

When the original prints finally came back I was expected to pay duty to reimport my own prints. That’s the madness of Brexit. I refused so they were probably destroyed.

I arranged for the gallery to display shredded versions of them instead in an installation called ‘Weltschmerz - what is the price of stupidity?’

Colour photo of an abandoned wooden boat on a desert beach

From my Dungeness Desert Landscapes series. Four huge prints from this series were due to be shown at a gallery in Venice for the Biennale some years ago but Brexit scuppered it. They were held in customs for three months and missed the show.

Make any comment about the evil of AI on the internet and you inevitably get these people saying, "Ah, but you can't halt progress." You know what else people thought was progress not long after it was invented? Asbestos.

DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's "suicide" Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed "cover-up"

New: Prison guards discussed cover-up in Epstein's death, inmate tells FBI. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

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Blue moone,
Thou sawest me stondinge
Al oon --
Wythout a dreame yn myne herte --
Wythout a love of myne owene.

Blue moone,
Thou knewest al Ich was ther for --
Thou heardest me sayinge a prayer for
Someone Ich trewelye koude care for.
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Faded wall murals at Pompeii. The Hollywood version of Ancient Rome we grew up with, all in white marble is wrong, everything was painted in bright colours, the walls, the statues, the pillars, the baths, the brothels, the bars, the signage, it was a resplendent tapestry.

Faded wall murals at Pompeii. The Hollywood version of Ancient Rome we grew up with, all in white marble is wrong, everything was painted in bright colours, the walls, the statues, the pillars, the baths, the brothels, the bars, the signage, it was a resplendent tapestry.h

Faded wall murals at Pompeii. The Hollywood version of Ancient Rome we grew up with, all in white marble is wrong, everything was painted in bright colours, the walls, the statues, the pillars, the baths, the brothels, the bars, the signage, it was a resplendent tapestry, on the verge of…

Early stroll. Mist plays with distance. The satsuma I am eating wanes like the moon. A red plastic square on the pavement. The hill welcomes my footsteps. That tree’s sapling dreams.

Photo of a shop called Glory Foods with a man smoking a cigarette to the left

When I photographed Vancouver I wasn’t interested in glass towers and mountains. I was drawn to document its darker side and that became my Vancouver Chromes series. They’ve never been printed or exhibited so I’m thinking of doing a zine if there is interest.

We don’t talk enough about how morally depraved the tech industry turned out to be. Every single ounce of their self-regarding statements of values was an outright lie.

The photo is of Levi and Reeon leading the Black Lives Matter protest in Luton. It was one of my winning photos from Portrait of Britain.

Website home page with the word Davenant vertically to the left over an orange background and a black and white photo of Levi and Reeon leading a Black Lives Matter protest to the right

A new look to my website. I’ll be adding a shop soon so you can buy signed prints, books and zines direct rather than emailing me.

Fascinating area and a great community once you get to know people

Probably DTES. Very interesting area but terrible poverty and drug abuse

Recently completed commission in walnut and maple. Made from 441 blocks this is one from a pair that took me 2 months to complete.

#art #sculpture #wood

YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2026

Well. I can't remember the last time I liked a UK Eurovision entry, but this *gets* it in a way I thought we'd lost. Thunderingly British, including oodles of self-deprecation, and yet a love letter to the rest of the world, especially Europe. Brexiters will hate this.... youtu.be/niMKvJ-Itq8?...