A personal project on the elderly during the Covid-19 Coronavirus Lockdown in the UK.

Ultimate bare-Knuckle boxing competition at Manchester's Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Boxers have their hands bound with tape, but the punches leave most fighters with facial cuts and other injuries. Two nurses check each fighter before and after a match and a doctor is on hand for the more serious injuries.

I have been visiting Abingdon Street Gardens (commonly referred to as College Green) opposite The Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, London, since the 1990s, to observe politicians as they interact with the cream of the world’s media during times of political turmoil, General Elections, or ‘slow news’ days. It is on this Green that the relationship between the two is played out openly for the benefit of global TV audiences. This relationship can be seen as part of the ‘Westminster Bubble’, a term often used to describe the cosy relationship between members of the UK Political and Media 'Establishments', and one that is isolated from life outside Parliament. Initially my project had intended to show this relationship at work during the Blair/Brown era, when an increasing importance was put on political advisors or ‘spin-doctors’. These ‘spin doctors’ were frequently accused by political commentators of manipulation, especially in the lead up to the Iraq war and following various Parliamentary financial scandals. I ended my project after the 2010 General Election. However, in the light of the 2016 Referendum to leave the EU and the turmoil that has been thrown up by the very divisive BREXIT campaign, I have restarted the project, shifting its emphasis slightly to reflect the current political discourse.

Manchester’s Northern Quarter, new Nightingale Hospital and the city centre on an untypical Saturday evenings during the Coronavirus Covid-19 Lockdowns in Manchester, UK.

FC United of Manchester, a football team formed by fans and supporters in the North of England after they became disillusioned with the corporate nature of Manchester United after the take-over of the club by the wealthy American Glazer family

'Paranoid Britain, A Walk Through The Surveillance Society': A series of photographs taken by leading international photographer, Steve Forrest during his regular walk to work from his home (around 4.3 km). Passing over 110 cameras along the way (one for every 39m). In the UK the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) for surveillance and crime control has grown to unprecedented levels making the UK the most 'watched' nation on earth, accounting for 20% of world CCTV sales. There is an estimated 4.2 million CCTV cameras in the UK. Between £150 and £300 million per year is spent on a surveillance industry covering private businesses, shopping areas, housing estates, car parks and public facilities, despite having a negligible effect on the prevention and the fight against crime.

A photographic story on the explosion of controversial golf resorts in Spain's arid south-east. These walled developments are often built on former farming land after farmers sell their land to the big developers. Most of these new houses are sold to foreign buyers as holiday homes. Photographed on location by leading international photographers, Steve Forrest and Amaya Roman.

Stills from my documentary: The Odd Ball. Pensioner, John King, spends his days collecting golf balls from the bushes and cliff faces surrounding the Coast Golf Course in Sydney, Australia before cleaning and reselling them to passing golfers to supplement his pension.

Destroyed and buried buildings in Plymouth, the former capital of the Caribbean Island of Montserrat, after several eruptions of the Soufriere Hills volcano. The area is out of bounds to everyone except scientists. Leading international photojournalist was exclusive access to the area by the Montserrat government.

The Oserian Farms beside Lake Naivasha in Kenya supply flowers including Fairtrade roses via World Flowers to supermarkets throughout the world, including UK supermarket giant, Sainsbury's. Leading international photographer, Steve Forrest, was commissioned by Sainsbury's to photograph it's operations in Kenya.

2012 London Olympics. Opening Ceremony Rehearsal photos.

A day of celebration and anger for the people of Brixton, London. Commissioned by The New York Times for their coverage of the Jamaican sprinters during the Olympics Athletics finals.

British Telecom (BT) is selling some of its secret tunnels under the centre of London. The Kingsway Tunnels are 1 mile long and were originally built in 1940 as air raid shelters. They have been used by MI6 (Britain's secret service), the Public Records Office and BT.

STEAM TRAINS - Eritrea has attempted to revive it's rail system first built by Italian engineers in 1897. The small gauge rail network was entirely destroyed during Eritrea's 30-year war of independence from Ethiopia. The steam engines rotted away in warehouses and the tracks were used for trench fortifications. Now, tracks have been collected and relaid and most of the work being carried out on the steam engines is being done by mechanics in their 70s and 80s. By 2000 30km of track had been laid, stretching from the town of Ghinda to the Red Sea port of Masawa.