“Lets Celebrate” The State Of Britain Series , No 31 , 2016 .
Never underestimate the power of irony within a photograph , or the visual value of “accidental” subversion , was the vendor making a political statement here ?
Don’t blame me , I just identified the irony and contextualised the scenario ...
As the UK attempts to deal with a cost of living crisis , pictures within this series begin to take on a life of their own , I never imagined that the UK would have more foodbanks than McDonald’s restaurants , I never thought that supermarket shelves would be empty due to disrupted supply chains or that a UK Government would party as people died …
The State Of Britain series really is a reflection of the “Here & Now” , this is a deep pre-pandemic portrait of life during the Brexit era , edited down to more than 300 images , its not a collection of pretty pictures !
Lets not celebrate, while the chaos of “Partygate” & the current cost of living crisis continue …
The State Of Britain series really is a series for our times …
“Lets Celebrate” The State Of Britain Series , No 31 , 2016 , its beyond irony …
This series of blogs is based around pictures from my archive , I hope the words that accompany the featured pictures offer a level of context , insight and inspiration to readers .
“The Foto What I Took” blog title , is a comedy reference “borrowed" / inspired” by the Morcambe and Wise “The Play What I Wrote“ sketch …
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If your blessed with a bit more time, feel free to visit highlights from my Another Day Off project , The State Of Britain series , The Testing Times pictures or the “In Progress” , “Living” In Limbo… pics , they represent the most turbulent years in modern British history and ten years of my life…
Many more The Foto What I Took Blogs are available too …