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‘Sarah After Vermeer’

An interpretation of the masters paintings. — Sarah Gordy is an actress who has played characters in television, radio and stage plays. Sarah transcends type casting in so many ways creating characters who are original and exceptional. Her body of work goes far beyond playing ‘characters who have Downs Syndrome’ and her wit and charm, plus a…

Vermeer

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‘Sarah After Vermeer’
‘Sarah After Vermeer’
Vermeer

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Apr 12, 2022

The Berlin wall came down in 1989, Hasselhoff was there and so was I!

I guess we are always living through and being a part of history, but there are certain events that you might think, I wish I had been there. It was the New Year of 1989, the whole world had been watching the news bulletins coming out of Germany. They had…

History

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The Berlin wall came down in 1989, Hasselhoff was there and so was I!
The Berlin wall came down in 1989, Hasselhoff was there and so was I!
History

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May 27, 2021

The Victorian era brought to life.

Glass negatives from the studio of Monsieur Louis of London. In 1826 Nicéphore Niépce produced the first ever and earliest known surviving permanent photographic image called: ‘View from the window at Le Gras’. A few years later Niépce partnered with Louis Daguerre to improve the process and after Niépce death…

Photography

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The Victorian era brought to life.
The Victorian era brought to life.
Photography

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May 20, 2021

Everybody Feels The Need To Love, And Be Loved.

“IF YOU’VE GOT FRIENDS, YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY.” A recent study conducted by Mencap found that one in three young people with a learning disability spent less than an hour outside their home on a typical Saturday. Respondents to the survey listed fears including bullying, being laughed at…

Social Care

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Everybody Feels The Need To Love, And Be Loved.
Everybody Feels The Need To Love, And Be Loved.
Social Care

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May 17, 2021

A RELATIVE DECLINE…….The Slow Descent Of Great Britain’s Manufacturing Might.

Over the years of travelling around the country for work, I had noticed that a lot of factories were being closed down and being replaced by shopping centres or housing estates. I wondered what all the factory workers went on to do. …

Photography

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A RELATIVE DECLINE…….The Slow Descent Of Great Britain’s Manufacturing Might.
A RELATIVE DECLINE…….The Slow Descent Of Great Britain’s Manufacturing Might.
Photography

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May 16, 2021

Mennonites — Like The Amish, But Not The Amish!

THE MENNONITES OF PARAGUAY. A cloud of dust hid the the bus as it disappeared off into the distance. We looked to our right and then to our left. Up a slight incline about a quarter mile off the road to the left, lay a farm owned by a farming family. To the right…

Paraguay

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Mennonites — Like The Amish, But Not The Amish!
Mennonites — Like The Amish, But Not The Amish!
Paraguay

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May 14, 2021

I have a child with Down syndrome and I Don’t Care!

A few years ago our good friend Carolina Giammetta wrote and directed a short film called ‘I Don’t Care’.

Down Syndrome

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I have a child with Down syndrome and I Don’t Care!
I have a child with Down syndrome and I Don’t Care!
Down Syndrome

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May 12, 2021

We have a child with Down syndrome and my wife doesn’t care!

I Don’t Care…….. That sometimes you don’t make sense! That you make a concentrating noise……… That you complain when I brush your hair! That I’m constantly unpacking bags you’ve packed for no reason. That you repeat yourself. That you have Down syndrome! I Do Care…….. That you do your best…

Down Syndrome

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We have a child with Down syndrome and my wife doesn’t care!
We have a child with Down syndrome and my wife doesn’t care!
Down Syndrome

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May 11, 2021

The Battle for Eminence at Stonehenge.

Every year at the time of the Summer and Winter Solstice, Stonehenge ‘opens its doors’ to the general public, who are then allowed to walk within the circle to touch and honour the stones. The ‘general public’ in this place and at this time, is a wonderfully eclectic, eccentric bunch…

Stonehenge

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The Battle for Eminence at Stonehenge.
The Battle for Eminence at Stonehenge.
Stonehenge

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May 10, 2021

The Ten best interpretations of Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Ear Ring’

I love Vermeer. Who doesn’t love Vermeer? About ten years ago I took some portraits of the actor Sarah Gordy based around a selection of Johannes Vermeer’s more famous paintings. Of course I wasn’t inventing the wheel, many people had and have since emulated his work in a myriad of…

Vermeer

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The Ten best interpretations of Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Ear Ring’
The Ten best interpretations of Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Ear Ring’
Vermeer

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Richard Bailey

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