Nanjing, China, 2014. Nanjing bikes.

A project that was little published last year is a photographic research I made about the every-day culture, emerging social and cultural tensions in modern-day urban China on the example of the "bike culture" in Nanjing. Over the summer I had the opportunity to visit China. What stood out for me was how fast the urban culture was changing and the tension this created between the traditional Chinese life-style and the new affluent urban ambitions. In China the bike has been a traditional and well-established means of transport and it seemed to me that the bike, it's use and transformation illustrated well how the daily lives in China were changing. "Nanjing bikes" became a complex project that reflects my observations about this emerging tension about survival and adaptation. Please click on the link for the story.

El Paraíso, Honduras, 2014. Traditional brick-making and housebuilding in the south of Honduras.

Adobe is a sun-dried brick. In Honduras it is still common that families make their homes of adobe. The bricks are handmade of clay and left to dry in the sun for two days. This process leaves the brick hard and ready to use. Families showed me houses made of adobe that had been family homes over two and more generations and were over 100 years old.

Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous people of Honduras.

Intibucá is home to the Lenca people. The Lenca are known for their love of strong colours. The traditional garments were made of cloth woven by the Lenca women. Today the Lenca live mostly from family farming and sell their produce at the nearby market in Esperanza.

Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous women weaving their traditional cloth which is used to make their traditional garments.

The Lenca indigenous people traditionally were known for their weaving and to produce cloths that stand out for their vibrant colours. After this tradition became almost extinct, it is now being revived and young women are going back to learning how to weave and combine the patterns to produce the outstanding cloths.

Taking part at the 3rd annual Central Group LIP exhibition and Photomonth East London presenting photos from my project Working Women. The presented photos are  part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional processes and manual labour in Latin America. In Working Women I look at the roles women’s work plays in society and economy. In my work I focus on photographing what I call the “invisible” culture, i.e. aspects of culture that manifest themselves in day-to-day moments and the working life.

The exhibition runs from 20–25 November 2014 @  Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG

Opening times: daily 1-7pm (incl. weekends), Tue 25 Nov 1-5pm

Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 2013. As a photographer I consider working with my archive as important as working on new projects.

This set is from my visit to Tokyo and Kyoto September last year. Less published, I make landscape and street photography part of my project work because it gives literally the wider picture and shows the characteristics of a city, area or place. Looking at my own take on street photography was inspired by the season on street photography – On Our Streets at the Greenwich Gallery.

Honduras, 2014. Following the success of my recent exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras, these are three selected photos from the exhibition showcasing the diversity and culture of Honduras. Hondureño - People of Honduras was well received both by the local Latin American and wider population.

Solo exhibition at Canning House

Hondureño - People of Honduras

22 Sept–19 Oct 2014   Mon–Fri 10am–5pm

Canning House, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS

Hondureño – People of Honduras is part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional lifestyles and working processes in Latin America. With my photo project Hondureño – People of Honduras I aim to celebrate the diversity and efforts of the people of Honduras.

Giving a talk at the opening of the exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras and celebration of the Independence Day of Honduras at Canning House with the Ambassador of Honduras, Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and CEO of Canning House.

Exhibition was commented in Tiempo and critiqued in Fresh Eyes on London

This is a special occasion for a special exhibition. For the first time ever, St Mary's Church has opened it's doors for a photo exhibition.

The exhibition runs from 1–3 September, 2014

St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH

Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm; Thurs evenings open until 9pm

Landless Movement, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2013.

Working in black & white. Going back to the origins of photography, I started working in Black & White to give my photographic expression a new angle. This photo was taken during a march of the Landless Movement in Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil.

Back at the Greenwich Gallery joining the Seventh Greenwich Annuale with work from my Honduras project on women and manual labour.

The exhibition runs from 4–17 August 2014 @ The Greenwich Gallery, 
Linear House, Peyton Place, London SE10 8RS
 

Opening times: Mon – Fri 9am - 5.30pm; Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm


 

Nanjing, China, 2014. Brocade weaving.

Traditional weaving frames to produce the elaborate Chinese brocade. The frames are very complex and have two working platforms.

Nanjing, China, 2014. Street vendor selling nectarines and peaches.

Back from China after two amazing weeks of exploring the urban culture of Nanjing, the city that is transforming itself to host the Youth Olympics in 2014. As the pavements become new and shiny and the skyscrapers spring up on all ends of the city, street vendors continue to earn their living in the most traditional way.