Gallery
jake carvin
- Image by jake carvin
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Lotti Terry
- Image by Lotti Terry
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This photo is part of a collection of photos taken on Newhaven’s castle hill in May when the White Hawthorne blossoms and it’s unctuous display entice the bees to come out and play. In many cultures the colour white denotes the element of light, the May season to me then is the season of ‘ascending light’. Like a burst of light across the hill for a few weeks. The sun is in fact reflected on the pearlescent surface of billions of mirror-like petals. I decided to use this opportunity in an area very near to my house to wander around and capture some of the magic that the Hawthorne brings to Castle Hill in the month of may and visit the ruins with my friend, who is the subject of these photographs.
Prudence Bond
- Image by Prudence Bond
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” - Native American Proverb. These images are from my project Entitled Finite. It looks at the human impact on the environment and the world we are creating. In response to the climate crisis I wanted to produce work that highlighted the impact of our 21st-century society. I visited Iceland to photograph the disappearing landscape and the glacier tongues of vatnajökull. Some of which will be completely gone in my lifetime. I wanted to document the beautiful and fragile glacier to keep a record of what once was, as well as show people the irreversible damage that is being done. Another impact to the earth is again our use of crude oil which takes its form as plastic. Polluting our oceans and suffocating marine life. I photographed plastic bags to create these deep-sea creatures to give a glimpse into the perhaps not so distant future where our pollution has now integrated into a living organism. I juxtaposed images of a world that is cracking and crumbling with a vision of what we are leaving for future generations.
Emily Thornhill
- Image by Emily Thornhill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The purpose and use of the megalithic sites we see remains of today have always been a mystery to us and look like they always will. This series titled 'Sacred Places' celebrates the different interpretations for their creation that have evolved over time through folklore, allegory, myth and legend in an attempt to understand their presence within the landscape. This photo shows Mên-an-Tol near Penzance in Cornwall. Its name means 'the stone of the hole' in Cornish and the site was once a larger stone circle made up of 18-20 stones, but now this is all that remains. Holed stones have long been used in fertility rituals and it is said that if a woman passes through the stone 7 times backwards under the light of a full moon, she will soon become pregnant. The site is also said to be home to a guardian piskie capable of curing ailments such as rickets in children if they are passed through the stone 9 times naked.
Joss Matthews
- Image by Joss Matthews
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This Photograph is from my series Ex Mare Dei Gratia which is Canvey Island’s Coat of Arms, meaning ‘From the Sea, by the Grace of God. Within this project, I look at the identity of Canvey through individuals within the community as well as the unique landscape it inhabits, influenced by tourism, industry and the surrounding sea wall which is a constant reminder of their vulnerability to tidal waters. This is Mike Towett. I met him outside his house which lies just behind the island's sea wall. I told Mike about the project I was working on and he invited me in for a cup of tea which turned into lunch. I sat upstairs in his lounge overlooking the estuary and listened to Mike and his wife talk of their travels around the world and the stories behind their eclectic collection of art. Their house was truly a map of their life’s experiences. Mike is 79 years old and has always lived locally, the last 49 years being on the island itself. Mike worked as an oil spill consultant for refineries along the River Thames. Living at the mouth of the Thames with an overlooking view from his balcony, the river is still very much part of his life.
Jaiming Kang
- Image by Jaiming Kang
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This piece is titled "Hate is a Virus". This piece is inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially by the racism/xenophobia that East-Asian people received because of the virus. I wanted to showcase how hatred against any oppressed group, such as the LGBTQ+ community, the Black community, and the disabled community, is just like a virus. It's dangerous, harmful and can even kill people. Hatred just like a virus it spreads easily within our society, and it is our job to stop spreading the virus and stop misinformation, such as stigmas. Being Asian is part of my identity and heritage, and so I wanted to show that each of these oppressed groups all has their own Untold Heritage and story to tell.
Nathan McGill
- Image by Nathan McGill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is part of “The Trevor Berry Archive”. I’m a photographer and the curator of the archive project featuring transparent slide mount images. Trevor Berry is the grandfather of my two half-sisters, he passed away before my birth; however his wife performed a role in my upbringing. Through collaboration and dialogue, I used oral history with Joyce Berry to unearth the legacies of their family life and the context behind the images.
Emily Thornhill
- Image by Emily Thornhill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The purpose and use of the megalithic sites we see remains of today have always been a mystery to us and look like they always will. This series titled 'Sacred Places' celebrates the different interpretations for their creation that have evolved over time through folklore, allegory, myth and legend in an attempt to understand their presence within the landscape. This photo shows the Merry Maidens stone circle near Penzance in Cornwall. This circle is said to be all that is left of a group of local girls who were caught dancing on the Sabbath and petrified as punishment. The two musicians who played for them heard a nearby church clock striking midnight and began to run away but were also turned to stone. They now form the two standing stones found nearby, referred to as The Pipers. The 19 stones of the circle are thought to mirror the cycle of the moon due to them gradually diminishing in size from southwest to northeast.
Eli Johnathan
- Image by Eli Johnathan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject These images are part of a wider project, entitled "Home". In it, I explore what the concept of family, community, and indeed heritage means to those in the LGBTQ+ Community. I've grown up only seeing myself and my fellow LGBT siblings portrayed only in upsetting and pessimistic imagery; black and white scenes of young people crying at the mirror, or stories of tragedy and hardships in the media. Whilst this is certainly an aspect of our reality, I am frustrated that our community isn't also shown for the vibrant, loving, accepting and supportive environment that it is. Many of us have found a real sense of family within this community, and prove that the idea of heritage and familial history isn't only defined by our blood relations, but also those who share a bond that goes beyond genetics. In short, the mission of Home is not to make a statement about the tragedies of queer lives, present as they may be. Instead, it seeks to portray individuals grounded in their reality – that is to say, one of friendship, of solidarity, of community and of hope. Most importantly, I hope to celebrate this beautiful community's family and heritage.
Chloe Phillips
- Image by Chloe Phillips
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Holiday destination
jake carvin
- Image by jake carvin
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This my friend Miles, He broke his back in a motorcycle accident when he was 16, He has since re-learned to walk and got a new motorcycle. Then later this year we started to learn skateboarding together! This project was shot at an abandoned zoo that has been closed for some years now, This 'zoo' or rather Flamingo Park is located on the east side of the Isle of Wight and was a huge deal for tourists and locals. The park Hosted Penguins, Meerkats, alpacas and many more including obviously... Flamingos! We decided to have an adventure down memory lane and see if we could find any interesting objects to photograph/document. This is the resulting shoot! The location is a cleared out an old water bowl/tank (We think it housed Otters) it was covered in old brick, litter and wood. Once cleared we spent an hour or so skating, took some photos and then left.
Rohan Delamere
- Image by Rohan Delamere
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is my sister, who when she was little used to say she was ‘half-Liverpool, half-India‘ about her heritage. Although we live in London, my Dad’s Liverpool heritage is important to us. We go back to visit my Nana and enjoy being by the water and looking at the sunset.
Charles Williams
- Image by Charles Williams
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is a photograph of my father that is White and my grandmother that is Black. My brother is the bridge that connects both family members together. Even though they're sitting next to each other there is still separation and my brother is what holds them together as one.
shlok mehta
- Image by shlok mehta
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Flynn McDonnell
- Image by Flynn McDonnell
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject In tribute to my late grandmother, who passed away when I was very young, my image depicts her alongside myself, my brother (riding the donkey) and mother at Broadstairs. Having been abandoned by her father at the age of four, as an Irish immigrant she was sent to live in a Catholic convent in Southampton. Whilst there, like so many other children who were put under the care of the Catholic Church, she was both poorly treated and abused. This ultimately affected her for the rest of her life as she suffered from depression and anxiety. Having been a heavy smoker and drinker all her life, she died of a stroke in her early sixties' when I was just three years old. This is only one of a handful of photos that we now have of us together. Drawing on ideas of memory and materiality, writer Gene McSweeney explores the idea of the film process being one that is closer to our lives than we think. He suggests how like skin, the chemicals in film age affecting the final image; photographs deteriorate and become damaged over time. Like the photograph itself, my grandmother's life was one of struggle and hardship; yet despite this, there were still glimpses of happiness and love within it.
Chloe Phillips
- Image by Chloe Phillips
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Bracklesham Bay's beauty
Jennifer Forward-Hayter
- Image by Jennifer Forward-Hayter
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject A young working-class girl in hunting uniform. Easily dismissed as a pursuit for the rich and out-of-touch, hunting in the countryside is for all. Many people take advantage of the hunt resources, networking opportunities, and community. Discounts are offered for allowing the hunt across your land, as well as invites to parties, meetings, get-togethers and dances. At a time where farmers have the highest rate of suicide, and with a net loss of rural teens choosing to leave the countryside, how is heritage being reworked in order to benefit and engage a wider range of residents?
Prudence Bond
- Image by Prudence Bond
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” - Native American Proverb. These images are from my project entitled Finite. It looks at the human impact on the environment and the world we are creating. In response to the climate crisis, I wanted to produce work that highlighted the impact of our 21st-century society. I visited Iceland to photograph the disappearing landscape and the glacier tongues of vatnajökull. Some of which will be completely gone in my lifetime. I wanted to document the beautiful and fragile glacier to keep a record of what once was, as well as show people the irreversible damage that is being done. Another impact to the earth is again our use of crude oil which takes its form as plastic. Polluting our oceans and suffocating marine life. I photographed plastic bags to create these deep-sea creatures to give a glimpse into the perhaps not so distant future where our pollution has now integrated into a living organism. I juxtaposed images of a world that is cracking and crumbling with a vision of what we are leaving for future generations.
Eli Johnathan
- Image by Eli Johnathan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject These images are part of a wider project, entitled "Home". In it, I explore what the concept of family, community, and indeed heritage means to those in the LGBTQ+ Community. I've grown up only seeing myself and my fellow LGBT siblings portrayed only in upsetting and pessimistic imagery; black and white scenes of young people crying at the mirror, or stories of tragedy and hardships in the media. Whilst this is certainly an aspect of our reality, I am frustrated that our community isn't also shown for the vibrant, loving, accepting and supportive environment that it is. Many of us have found a real sense of family within this community, and prove that the idea of heritage and familial history isn't only defined by our blood relations, but also those who share a bond that goes beyond genetics. In short, the mission of Home is not to make a statement about the tragedies of queer lives, present as they may be. Instead, it seeks to portray individuals grounded in their reality – that is to say, one of friendship, of solidarity, of community and of hope. Most importantly, I hope to celebrate this beautiful community's family and heritage.
Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Image by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is an image from Bellwether Town, a project I worked on about my hometown of Basildon in Essex and the kind of lifestyle my friends and I lived on the estate we grew up on. The work talks about stigma, identity, and its relationship with space and is very personal to me.
Lotti Terry
- Image by Lotti Terry
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This photo is part of a collection of photos taken on Newhaven’s castle hill in May when the White Hawthorne blossoms and it’s unctuous display entice the bees to come out and play. In many cultures the colour white denotes the element of light, the May season to me then is the season of ‘ascending light’. Like a burst of light across the hill for a few weeks. The sun is in fact reflected on the pearlescent surface of billions of mirror-like petals. I decided to use this opportunity in an area very near to my house to wander around and capture some of the magic that the Hawthorne brings to Castle Hill in the month of may and visit the ruins with my friend, who is the subject of these photographs.
John McMullan
- Image by John McMullan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Taken in a suburban car boot sale early on a Sunday morning. There is something so vulnerable and intimate about seeing all of someone’s stuff. Becoming a witness to their obsessions, collections, achievements, archives. Personal objects are like emblems of a life, and they’re unceremoniously disclosed on a plastic table or white sheet. (This image is taken from a longer series archiving car boot sales during 2020 in the wake of lockdown).
Lotti Terry
- Image by Lotti Terry
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Adina Miles
- Image by Adina Miles
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject For my practice as a photographer, I have been appropriating my old family photographs through manipulation and digital editing. I have been researching into my ancestry/genealogy as culture and identity are huge factors that contribute to my practice. The image I have chosen to submit is of my grand-uncle with his parents, I have also been experimenting with the idea that the back of a photograph holds value and an untold history, I've been layering and merging these images to tell a story of a past time so personal and important to myself. My great-grandparents were a part of the Windrush generation and I find great pride in them as individuals, the lives they lead are the stories of tomorrow.
Maryam Wahid
- Image by Maryam Wahid
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is from the series, “Women from the Pakistani Diaspora”. This self-portraits project is composed in Birmingham and explores my mothers identity as an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who emigrated to the United Kingdom. I depict these images by showcasing outfits that were worn by my mother over 35 years ago and by visiting the places that were significant to her life as a young migrant woman in Britain. The women from the Pakistani diaspora who relocated to the UK were very often the hardworking wives, daughters, mothers and grandmothers of individuals who had migrated from cities, towns and small villages in Pakistan. These individuals came to the UK to work in key industrial sectors and set up businesses that contributed towards the healthy economy of their new-found nation. Pakistani women provided a crucial envelopment of familiarity and comfort that gave their husbands, fathers, children and grandchildren a sense of their place of origin – making it a home away from home. Maryam’s self-portrait collection seeks to recognise the existence and achievements of such Pakistani women and their role as the backbone of a community that transformed inner-city Britain. Today, British Pakistani women continue to revolutionise gender roles for other women through the determination, emotional support and encouragement of their female peer network.
Charlie Lawton-Lay
- Image by Charlie Lawton-Lay
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Emily Thornhill
- Image by Emily Thornhill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The purpose and use of the megalithic sites we see remains of today have always been a mystery to us and look like they always will. This series titled 'Sacred Places' celebrates the different interpretations for their creation that have evolved over time through folklore, allegory, myth and legend in an attempt to understand their presence within the landscape. This photo depicts Chûn Quoit near Sr. Just in Cornwall. Meaning 'house on the downs' in Cornish, it sits on picturesque moorland overlooking the sea. It is thought to have been used for tribal rituals and religious ceremonies, as from its position the setting midwinter sun is framed perfectly by a rocky hill on the horizon called Carn Kenidjack, who's name means 'hooting cairn' and stems from the sound the wind makes when passing through it. A stone's throw away are the ruins of Chûn Castle, which is said to have been home to the giant Old Denbras the Hurler. The story goes that he was killed in a wrestling match by a local man named Tom. From his victory, Tom inherited the castle, but only on the condition that he buries the giant at his favourite seat (the quoit) on the hill looking out to sea.
Kassia Chapman
- Image by Kassia Chapman
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Kenilworth castle!! Taken by me age 15
Amanda Holdom
- Image by Amanda Holdom
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Mom's hands, Nan's rings. Birmingham (2020)
Emily Thornhill
- Image by Emily Thornhill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The purpose and use of the megalithic sites we see remains of today have always been a mystery to us and look like they always will. This series titled 'Sacred Places' celebrates the different interpretations for their creation that have evolved over time through folklore, allegory, myth and legend in an attempt to understand their presence within the landscape. This image depicted Tregiffian Burial Chamber near Penzance, Cornwall. It is an entrance grave and was used as a funeral and ritual monument. Cremated bone and funerary urns have been found inside and one of the two portal slabs at its entrance is of special interest due to its face being covered in 25 carvings called cup marks. It is speculated that the 12/13 combination of circular and elongated marks is directly connected to the cycles of the moon, being that in any given year there are 13 full moons and 12 new moons.
Chloe Phillips
- Image by Chloe Phillips
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Found on Covid 30 min limited walk
Jasmine Dawes
- Image by Jasmine Dawes
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Francesca Gnoato
- Image by Francesca Gnoato
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Emily Thornhill
- Image by Emily Thornhill
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The purpose and use of the megalithic sites we see remains of today have always been a mystery to us and look like they always will. This image is from a series titled 'Sacred Places', that celebrates the different interpretations for their creation that have evolved over time through folklore, allegory, myth and legend, in an attempt to explain their presence within the landscape. This photo depicts Lanyon Quoit near Madron in Cornwall. Legend has it that megalithic dolmens in Cornwall were created by Cornish giants, who threw the stones into position whilst playing a game of quoits. It is said that King Arthur ate a meal before his last battle, the Battle of Camlann, on top of these stones and that the bones of a giant were found inside the tomb.
Prudence Bond
- Image by Prudence Bond
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” - Native American Proverb. These images are from my project entitled Finite. It looks at the human impact on the environment and the world we are creating. In response to the climate crisis I wanted to produce work that highlighted the impact of our 21st-century society. I visited Iceland to photograph the disappearing landscape and the glacier tongues of vatnajökull. Some of which will be completely gone in my lifetime. I wanted to document the beautiful and fragile glacier to keep a record of what once was, as well as show people the irreversible damage that is being done. Another impact to the earth is again our use of crude oil which takes its form as plastic. Polluting our oceans and suffocating marine life. I photographed plastic bags to create these deep-sea creatures to give a glimpse into the perhaps not so distant future where our pollution has now integrated into a living organism. I juxtaposed images of a world that is cracking and crumbling with a vision of what we are leaving for future generations.
Jasmine Dawes
- Image by Jasmine Dawes
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject In this photo I used a CD and piece of a sticky note.
Ikon Shepherd
- Image by Ikon Shepherd
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject I want to explore the untold stories and heritage of Africans, to see that it's not only about slavery but the rich culture we have as a continent.
Megan
- Image by Megan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject I took this image during my documentary shoot of COVID 19 in the time of lockdown so that in time I can share my experience aided by the photos I took.
Eli Johnathan
- Image by Eli Johnathan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject These images are part of a wider project, entitled "Home". In it, I explore what the concept of family, community, and indeed heritage means to those in the LGBTQ+ Community. I've grown up only seeing myself and my fellow LGBT siblings portrayed only in upsetting and pessimistic imagery; black and white scenes of young people crying at the mirror, or stories of tragedy and hardships in the media. Whilst this is certainly an aspect of our reality, I am frustrated that our community isn't also shown for the vibrant, loving, accepting and supportive environment that it is. Many of us have found a real sense of family within this community, and prove that the idea of heritage and familial history isn't only defined by our blood relations, but also those who share a bond that goes beyond genetics. In short, the mission of Home is not to make a statement about the tragedies of queer lives, present as they may be. Instead, it seeks to portray individuals grounded in their reality – that is to say, one of friendship, of solidarity, of community and of hope. Most importantly, I hope to celebrate this beautiful community's family and heritage.
Amber Brown
- Image by Amber Brown
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject ‘It must be somewhere here’ is a year-long survey of the Northern deep coal-mining landscape. As the granddaughter of two miners, it acts as both a geographical study and inquiry into ancestry. A departure to colour depicts former colliery sites which have been visually affected by the chemical aftermath of deep coal-mining. Unnaturally high levels of manganese in still-draining mine-water stains rocks orange, and the erosion of cliff formations reveals materials from a colliery landfill. I record various places of memorial and colliery remains. Through ‘slow’ large format photography, and the photopolymer gravure, I create works in which time cannot be specified, where the process is elongated as much as possible, commenting on manual labour, materiality and the ritual of returning home to walk in the empty industrial lands where man once laid his hand.
Chloe Phillips
- Image by Chloe Phillips
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The beauty of Green Ridge and the importance to protect it.
Maryam Wahid
- Image by Maryam Wahid
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is from the series, “Women from the Pakistani Diaspora”. It is a self-portrait composed in Birmingham that explores my mothers identity as an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who emigrated to the United Kingdom. I have depicted these images by showcasing outfits that were worn by my mother over 35 years ago and by visiting the places that were significant to my mother’s life as a young migrant woman in Britain. The women from the Pakistani diaspora who relocated to the UK were very often the hardworking wives, daughters, mothers and grandmothers of individuals who had migrated from cities, towns and small villages in Pakistan. These individuals came to the UK to work in key industrial sectors and set up businesses that contributed towards the healthy economy of their new-found nation. Pakistani women provided a crucial envelopment of familiarity and comfort that gave their husbands, fathers, children and grandchildren a sense of their place of origin – making it a home away from home. My self-portrait collection seeks to recognise the existence and achievements of such Pakistani women and their role as the backbone of a community that transformed inner-city Britain. Today, British Pakistani women continue to revolutionise gender roles for other women through the determination, emotional support and encouragement of their female peer network.
Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Image by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is an image from Bellwether Town, a project I worked on about my hometown of Basildon in Essex and the kind of lifestyle my friends and I lived on the estate we grew up on. The work talks about stigma, identity, and its relationship with space and is very personal to me.
Amber Brown
- Image by Amber Brown
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject ‘It must be somewhere here’ is a year-long survey of the Northern deep coal-mining landscape. As the granddaughter of two miners, it acts as both a geographical study and inquiry into ancestry. A departure to colour depicts former colliery sites which have been visually affected by the chemical aftermath of deep coal-mining. Unnaturally high levels of manganese in still-draining mine-water stains rocks orange, and the erosion of cliff formations reveals materials from a colliery landfill. I record various places of memorial and colliery remains. Through ‘slow’ large format photography, and the photopolymer gravure, I create works in which time cannot be specified, where the process is elongated as much as possible, commenting on manual labour, materiality and the ritual of returning home to walk in the empty industrial lands where man once laid his hand.
Agathe Danzin
- Image by Agathe Danzin
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we would communicate through face-to-face interaction, expressions, learning, working e.t.c. There was also the use of social media, but not very often, for most people. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we couldn't communicate face-to-face as we were locked in, we couldn't use expressions, as we were wearing masks, we couldn't interact as we had to stay 2 meters away from each other. Social media and online meetings started taking up a bigger part of our lives. Yet, these relationships were not what they had been before. After the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, how will we communicate? Will masks stay forever? What about social distancing? We are unsure of the future, we are even confused about what has just happened. Has it even finished yet? How will our relationships resume with one another? How will they form and develop in this ever-changing and modernising world? Will we ever pause to look back at the past? Will we only ever think about developing, economically and technologically? What about those unplanned lunches with acquaintances met by chance or shared coffees with a homeless chap - will those things become history? I have put these ideas together in a simple but striking image.
Alisha Dar
- Image by Alisha Dar
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The London borough of Waltham Forest has become home to a sizeable Pakistani community over the last 75 years. With such a sizeable epoch harbouring the growth of a specific community, many stories of struggle, readjustment and triumph have been whispered between the lips of those who pride themselves as community members. These stories have been audible at the volume merely a whisper for an overwhelming portion of the period which contains their utterance…until now. The community within the borough is ever prospering and I take great pride in seeing how well my community has integrated with the principles of Britishness whilst managing to preserve their roots from erosion. More specifically, the Pakistani women from this borough, like myself, are thriving better than ever before in our history and my portrayal of them shines a light on the self-confidence of the intelligent, courageous and beautiful individuals whose positivity will continue to enhance the development of their community for years to come. Photographed: Nosheen
Amanda Holdom
- Image by Amanda Holdom
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Mom, at home in our garden. Birmingham (2020)
John Gurung
- Image by John Gurung
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Maryam Rana
- Image by Maryam Rana
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject My grandparents are seated with their grandchildren, telling them the story of our ancestors in the photographs. They are passing on their own memories to us so that our ancestors' stories are not forgotten.
Maliya Farshori
- Image by Maliya Farshori
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Prudence Bond
- Image by Prudence Bond
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” - Native American Proverb. These images are from my project entitled Finite. It looks at the human impact on the environment and the world we are creating. In response to the climate crisis, I wanted to produce work that highlighted the impact of our 21st-century society. I visited Iceland to photograph the disappearing landscape and the glacier tongues of vatnajökull. Some of which will be completely gone in my lifetime. I wanted to document the beautiful and fragile glacier to keep a record of what once was, as well as show people the irreversible damage that is being done. Another impact to the earth is again our use of crude oil which takes its form as plastic. Polluting our oceans and suffocating marine life. I photographed plastic bags to create these deep-sea creatures to give a glimpse into the perhaps not so distant future where our pollution has now integrated into a living organism. I juxtaposed images of a world that is cracking and crumbling with a vision of what we are leaving for future generations.
Andreea Prisecaru
- Image by Andreea Prisecaru
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject The picture is taken at Auschwitz, it shows the untold story of what happened there. People were told that they will be taken to working camps, so naturally they packed household items. All the items in the picture belonged to people that realised they were told a lie. They had to throw away all the mugs and plates and whatever they brought, realising the items will not be needed.
Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Image by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is an image from Bellwether Town, a project I worked on about my hometown of Basildon in Essex and the kind of lifestyle my friends and I lived on the estate we grew up on. The work talks about stigma, identity, and its relationship with space and is very personal to me.
Maryam Rana
- Image by Maryam Rana
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject My grandmother and I remembering a war hero, my great-grandfather who served in Burma during World War II with the Pakistani army.
Rhys Barnes
- Image by Rhys Barnes
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Taken at the beach, I had a very low point of view on a sunny day. I really like how you have Eastbourne pier in the background!
Amber Brown
- Image by Amber Brown
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject ‘It must be somewhere here’ is a year-long survey of the Northern deep coal-mining landscape. As the granddaughter of two miners, it acts as both a geographical study and inquiry into ancestry. A departure to colour depicts former colliery sites which have been visually affected by the chemical aftermath of deep coal-mining. Unnaturally high levels of manganese in still-draining mine-water stains rocks orange, and the erosion of cliff formations reveals materials from a colliery landfill. I record various places of memorial and colliery remains. Through ‘slow’ large format photography, and the photopolymer gravure, I create works in which time cannot be specified, where the process is elongated as much as possible, commenting on manual labour, materiality and the ritual of returning home to walk in the empty industrial lands where man once laid his hand.
Amber Brown
- Image by Amber Brown
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject ‘It must be somewhere here’ is a year-long survey of the Northern deep coal-mining landscape. As the granddaughter of two miners, it acts as both a geographical study and inquiry into ancestry. A departure to colour depicts former colliery sites which have been visually affected by the chemical aftermath of deep coal-mining. Unnaturally high levels of manganese in still-draining mine-water stains rocks orange, and the erosion of cliff formations reveals materials from a colliery landfill. I record various places of memorial and colliery remains. Through ‘slow’ large format photography, and the photopolymer gravure, I create works in which time cannot be specified, where the process is elongated as much as possible, commenting on manual labour, materiality and the ritual of returning home to walk in the empty industrial lands where man once laid his hand.
Eesha Patel
- Image by Eesha Patel
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject me and my friends all have matching necklaces
Kate Schultze
- Image by Kate Schultze
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit happened and affected everyone's life, even though it wasn't always obvious.
jake carvin
- Image by jake carvin
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Eesha Patel
- Image by Eesha Patel
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Lotti Terry
- Image by Lotti Terry
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Eve Webster
- Image by Eve Webster
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject I think this is a good image for the Untold Heritage category. We noticed these large black and white-tipped stumps at the lock gates in Sawley, they were around 40cm high and would make a comfortable seating stool. They looked like they had been there for a hundred years or more, and when I noticed them, I wondered what they were and what have they been used for. We decided to ask the Canal and River Trust volunteer lock keeper, he told us they were mooring pins for large working vessels that used to pass through with goods, heading for the Shardlow Basin. The marks we could see on them like chips were where the ropes had once been tied. The lock is 16ft wide, so it saw some pretty big boats 100 years ago, whereas today the leisure boats are a lot smaller, which is why these gigantic mooring pins are no longer used. I think these pins are part of our heritage untold, but part of their history has now been told to us and this is why I have decided to submit this as an entry. I chose this image because the stump sits in the background and this is how it lives, it's part of the history of the lock, but I suspect many people pass by it every day and do not notice it's existence or question why it is there.
Eli Johnathan
- Image by Eli Johnathan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject These images are part of a wider project, entitled "Home". In it, I explore what the concept of family, community, and indeed heritage means to those in the LGBTQ+ Community. I've grown up only seeing myself and my fellow LGBT siblings portrayed only in upsetting and pessimistic imagery; black and white scenes of young people crying at the mirror, or stories of tragedy and hardships in the media. Whilst this is certainly an aspect of our reality, I am frustrated that our community isn't also shown for the vibrant, loving, accepting and supportive environment that it is. Many of us have found a real sense of family within this community, and prove that the idea of heritage and familial history isn't only defined by our blood relations, but also those who share a bond that goes beyond genetics. In short, the mission of Home is not to make a statement about the tragedies of queer lives, present as they may be. Instead, it seeks to portray individuals grounded in their reality – that is to say, one of friendship, of solidarity, of community and of hope. Most importantly, I hope to celebrate this beautiful community's family and heritage.
Chloe Phillips
- Image by Chloe Phillips
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Brighton Home "Sweet" Home The iconic i360 and beach in sweet form! Lockdown fun.
Maryam Wahid
- Image by Maryam Wahid
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is from the series, “Women from the Pakistani Diaspora”. It is a self-portrait composed in Birmingham that explores my mothers identity as an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who emigrated to the United Kingdom. I have depicted these images by showcasing outfits that were worn by my mother over 35 years ago and by visiting the places that were significant to my mother’s life as a young migrant woman in Britain. The women from the Pakistani diaspora who relocated to the UK were very often the hardworking wives, daughters, mothers and grandmothers of individuals who had migrated from cities, towns and small villages in Pakistan. These individuals came to the UK to work in key industrial sectors and set up businesses that contributed towards the healthy economy of their new-found nation. Pakistani women provided a crucial envelopment of familiarity and comfort that gave their husbands, fathers, children and grandchildren a sense of their place of origin – making it a home away from home. My self-portrait collection seeks to recognise the existence and achievements of such Pakistani women and their role as the backbone of a community that transformed inner-city Britain. Today, British Pakistani women continue to revolutionise gender roles for other women through the determination, emotional support and encouragement of their female peer network.
Eesha Patel
- Image by Eesha Patel
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Hockey is special to me as I get to play it with my friends.
Aditi
- Image by Aditi
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is an image of a peacock made out of leaves and flowers laid out on the floor (called a pookalam) in order to celebrate a South Indian festival called Onam. We usually use flower petals but this year we went around our neighborhood and collected a few leaves and flowers to make a colorful flower mat to signify the return of Mahabali and the prosperity of the harvest season. This ancient legend has been celebrated from generation to generation of the people of Kerala from all over the world.
Alejandro Subiotto Marques
- Image by Alejandro Subiotto Marques
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This photo is called 'Plus Ultra', an inversion of the usual phrase which has been used on the Spanish flag for hundreds of years. This phrase is located just under the stable columns on the flag. However, the column in this photo seems to have been decapitated. I am British, but with Spanish roots. When I think about what connects the two countries that I am from, I always think about imperial histories, and how both Spain and England have possibly the most extensive histories of empire in the whole of Europe. Another common point that brings these two countries together is that they both are struggling to acknowledge the legacy of these histories and how they inform their future. Instead of 'Non Plus Ultra'–meaning that there is nothing beyond–I want to suggest through this photo that there has always been and will always be something beyond. But to move beyond, European countries need to examine all aspects of their heritage.
Charlie Lawton-Lay
- Image by Charlie Lawton-Lay
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Image by Daniel Harvey Gonzalez
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This is an image from Bellwether Town, a project I worked on about my hometown of Basildon in Essex and the kind of lifestyle my friends and I lived on the estate we grew up on. The work talks about stigma, identity, and its relationship with space and is very personal to me.
Francesca Gnoato
- Image by Francesca Gnoato
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Kate Schultze
- Image by Kate Schultze
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit happened and affected everyone's life, even though it wasn't always obvious.
Maryam Wahid
- Image by Maryam Wahid
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is from the series, “Women from the Pakistani Diaspora”. It is a self-portrait composed in Birmingham that explores my mothers identity as an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who emigrated to the United Kingdom. I have depicted these images by showcasing outfits that were worn by my mother over 35 years ago and by visiting the places that were significant to my mother’s life as a young migrant woman in Britain. The women from the Pakistani diaspora who relocated to the UK were very often the hardworking wives, daughters, mothers and grandmothers of individuals who had migrated from cities, towns and small villages in Pakistan. These individuals came to the UK to work in key industrial sectors and set up businesses that contributed towards the healthy economy of their new-found nation. Pakistani women provided a crucial envelopment of familiarity and comfort that gave their husbands, fathers, children and grandchildren a sense of their place of origin – making it a home away from home. My self-portrait collection seeks to recognise the existence and achievements of such Pakistani women and their role as the backbone of a community that transformed inner-city Britain. Today, British Pakistani women continue to revolutionise gender roles for other women through the determination, emotional support and encouragement of their female peer network.
Prudence Bond
- Image by Prudence Bond
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject “We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.” - Native American Proverb. These images are from my project entitled Finite. It looks at the human impact on the environment and the world we are creating. In response to the climate crisis I wanted to produce work that highlighted the impact of our 21st-century society. I visited Iceland to photograph the disappearing landscape and the glacier tongues of vatnajökull. Some of which will be completely gone in my lifetime. I wanted to document the beautiful and fragile glacier to keep a record of what once was, as well as show people the irreversible damage that is being done. Another impact to the earth is again our use of crude oil which takes its form as plastic. Polluting our oceans and suffocating marine life. I photographed plastic bags to create these deep-sea creatures to give a glimpse into the perhaps not so distant future where our pollution has now integrated into a living organism. I juxtaposed images of a world that is cracking and crumbling with a vision of what we are leaving for future generations.
Maliya Farshori
- Image by Maliya Farshori
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
Maryam Wahid
- Image by Maryam Wahid
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject This image is from the series, “Women from the Pakistani Diaspora”. It is a self-portrait composed in Birmingham that explores my mothers identity as an 18-year-old woman of Pakistani origin who emigrated to the United Kingdom. I have depicted these images by showcasing outfits that were worn by my mother over 35 years ago and by visiting the places that were significant to my mother’s life as a young migrant woman in Britain. The women from the Pakistani diaspora who relocated to the UK were very often the hardworking wives, daughters, mothers and grandmothers of individuals who had migrated from cities, towns and small villages in Pakistan. These individuals came to the UK to work in key industrial sectors and set up businesses that contributed towards the healthy economy of their new-found nation. Pakistani women provided a crucial envelopment of familiarity and comfort that gave their husbands, fathers, children and grandchildren a sense of their place of origin – making it a home away from home. My self-portrait collection seeks to recognise the existence and achievements of such Pakistani women and their role as the backbone of a community that transformed inner-city Britain. Today, British Pakistani women continue to revolutionise gender roles for other women through the determination, emotional support and encouragement of their female peer network.
jodie bateman
- Image by jodie bateman
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject My image is of me and my mother. It's my untold story of my family as part of a wider project which is ongoing. I am a convert to Islam and I feel this image truly shows the contrast of who we are, who I used to be and who I am now. I am the second oldest of 7 of us with 2 different dads, my mum always told me I was the "odd borne" the "black sheep of the family" and now I truly feel I do not quite fit in with them, my mum's dad is a Romany Gypsy so it was a shock to them all they don't fully understand me now but I feel they never did anyway.
Eli Johnathan
- Image by Eli Johnathan
- Theme Untold Heritage - general response
- Subject These images are part of a wider project, entitled "Home". In it, I explore what the concept of family, community, and indeed heritage means to those in the LGBTQ+ Community. I've grown up only seeing myself and my fellow LGBT siblings portrayed only in upsetting and pessimistic imagery; black and white scenes of young people crying at the mirror, or stories of tragedy and hardships in the media. Whilst this is certainly an aspect of our reality, I am frustrated that our community isn't also shown for the vibrant, loving, accepting and supportive environment that it is. Many of us have found a real sense of family within this community, and prove that the idea of heritage and familial history isn't only defined by our blood relations, but also those who share a bond that goes beyond genetics. In short, the mission of Home is not to make a statement about the tragedies of queer lives, present as they may be. Instead, it seeks to portray individuals grounded in their reality – that is to say, one of friendship, of solidarity, of community and of hope. Most importantly, I hope to celebrate this beautiful community's family and heritage.