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atinawest.bsky.social
@atinawest.bsky.social
240 followers 200 following 19 posts
Self employed.
Loves family, art, books and music.
Walking in gods own country.
Specialising in procrastination.
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groomb.bsky.social
The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire), 1985, painting by Georg Eisler, 1928-1998 (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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imcmillan.bsky.social
I wait outside the closed shop and listen to the hum of the parcel machine. The shopkeeper arrives and tells me it’s Friday. I carry the papers in. The shopkeeper’s colleague arrives singing ‘It’s Friday!’ The Woman From The Care Home says ‘Friday at last! But I’m working tomorrow!’
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Grace Gillespie, contemporary printmaker #Womensart
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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breeze420.bsky.social
"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled" -Mark Twain
tree trucks and branches.
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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groomb.bsky.social
Ingleborough, Yorkshire, painting by Sue Scott.
January 8, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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marcdavenant.bsky.social
I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
A plea for a meaningful intervention - Adelphi tent encampment London Dear Paula, Bob and Matthew I wanted to thank you again for facilitating the display of my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness inside Parliament last year. The touring exhibition has now had over 120,000 visitors and continues to tour. Matthew I really valued our conversation about homelessness in the exhibition space - it was clear to me then that you really understood the issues and were determined to do something meaningful to address the problems. Dear Adam and Sadia You don't know me, but I am a documentary photographer who works with marginalised communities and uses photography to highlight social inequality. You can see something about the Outsiders project on homelessness and substandard housing here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnOdqk4req0o Dear All Five of the participants in Outsiders have now died while experiencing homelessness. Since I stopped the photography in 2022 the situation has become exponentially worse both in London and in the other cities which I covered during the project. One of the most noticeable changes has been the development of tent encampments and I am writing to all of you about the encampment which is currently behind the Adelphi in London. I believe plans are being drawn up to get an injunction to clear the encampment without any meaningrut Intervention to address the problems laced by the community there. It seems to me that it is an extraordinary situation that in the wealthiest borough, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, these people are struggling to survive against all the odds and not receiving the support needed to transition them out of homelessness and help them become productive members of society. As a society we are defined by how we treat the poor. Regardless of the legal position I believe that we all have a moral and ethical responsibility towards those who have fallen through the gaps and ended up experiencing homelessness. The people in this encampment are vulnerable and marginalised. The women have all been sexually assaulted or subjected to violence while sleeping rough in London. They rely on the men in the encampment for their safety and if the camp is simply cleared, they will end up back on the street with no safety net, likely being subjected to ongoing sexual abuse and exploitation. People in the camp have both mental and physical health needs which need to be addressed. One has diabetes, has open sores on his legs and is likely to suffer amputations, blindness and possibly death via diabetic coma unless this is addressed. There are mental nean ana suostance abuse chauenges as wel. However overa nis is a close knit communit wrich nas become ponded togeter ov the power of a shared experience. Disbanding the camp with no plans for transitioning the occupants into a stable home would be cruel and irresponsible. The people in the camp also rely on their dogs to provide emotional support. One of the worst things about sleeping rough is being ignored and treated like something less than human. Having something to love and which will love you back unconditionally can be the difference between life and death for someone in their situation. All of them have been told they will have to give up their dogs to get support. I believe that to be an inhumane and unreasonable position to take. There is a desperate need for a multidisciplinary intervention with this camp. If you bulldoze it you will break the bonds within the community ana simply move the problem somewnere else. It isn t a solution to what nas become a nuge problem tor society and is a test for your humanity as the people with the power to change things. Collectively you control billions in spending, control the public policy on homelessness and housing and do have the power to intervene and ensure a positive outcome for the people in this camp. I have attached some portraits taken yesterday and would urge you to look at them and consider how you would feel if they were members of your family who had fallen on hard times. I know that with a sweep of a pen you can simply have them moved on but would ask you to consider whether there is a different approach and who gains from simply sweeone unese oroolems under ine caroet. Experience has taught me to have very low expectations when it comes to asking for support like this in a society which knows the price or everything ana the value or little, but i belleve that you are all good people who came Into public service with the best of Intentions and hope you can find it in your hearts to help. Thank you all for reading this and I hope something can be done. Best Marc Davenant
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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wordloaf.org
I used to make cyanotypes myself (back before bread took over my life). Someday I will again.
a cyanotype print of a barefoot, dark-haired woman in a white, flowing dress, twirling against a white-painted brick wall, with a shaft of sunlight coming in from the lower right.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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dianamatisz.bsky.social
For today's #BlueSkyArtShow #Evening #photography #photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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groomb.bsky.social
Mrs D Cheatle of 16 Athol Road, Sheffield, operates a Capstan lathe at a munitions factory, 1942 (Imperial War Museum).
September 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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u42.co
#Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit

Taken in #France using vintage lenses in 2025 by #©SteveC #Photography #notAI
September 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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handhyorkshire.bsky.social
I am not always a fan of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's portraits. His landscapes though are a different matter and I'm happy to post this again. He captures the often smokey and murky Whitby perfectly. This dates to around 1890 and I would think it is probably around November.
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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groomb.bsky.social
Shire Horse Sale, Denby Dale, west Yorkshire, 1989, photo by Don McPhee.
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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marcdavenant.bsky.social
If you are in Norfolk and want to see the Outsiders exhibition it opens next in Cromer on 29 August at the Artspace on the Prom.
Poster with the following text OUTSiDERS Journeys through homelessness by Marc Davenant "As unflinching and brutal as McCullin, yet equally tender. I hope others feel the latent and righteous anger I do" Cromer ARTSPACE north norfolk 29 August to 14 September 2025 Cromer Artspace on the Prom West Promenade Cromer NR27 9FA https://cromer-artspace.uk ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
August 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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nicoladavisonreed.bsky.social
Leave The Weeping To The Trees
August 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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nicoladavisonreed.bsky.social
Mother Nature always heals

.TenderLands.
August 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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handhyorkshire.bsky.social
One of my favourite of the images of Sheffield created in the early 20th century by prolific artist Walter Hayward Young (1868-1920) for postcard manufacturer Raphael Tuck. He often signed his work by the pseudonym Jotter. The accompanying text on the reverse reads "Many
August 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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bertrom.bsky.social
Illustration: Ben Jennings.
August 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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amnestyuk.bsky.social
Amnesty strongly condemns Israel’s targeted killing of journalists Anas al-Sharif, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed al-Khalidi, Mohammed Noufal and Mohammed Qreiqeh by Israeli forces, on a tent used by media near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Sunday.
August 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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bertrom.bsky.social
Living in Liverpool in the 1830-40s, Henrietta was witness to the vast social schisms between rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant, immigrant and non-immigrant. Her diary only tantalisingly, and somewhat inadvertently, reveals her thoughts and feelings.

www.livpost.co.uk/i-spend-too-...
‘I spend too much time on trifles’: a glimpse of Victorian Liverpool through the diary of a ‘serious’ woman
An era of sailing ships, grief and self denial
www.livpost.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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marcdavenant.bsky.social
Alice Clark, a doctor and volunteer for the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, waits to be arrested as a terrorist for holding up a sign opposing the genocide in Gaza and the proscription of Palestine Action.
It is strange with how little note a country may drift into authoritarianism.
A person with their eyes closed waits to be arrested
August 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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scottbath.bsky.social
Two bridges
#EastCoastKin
#Scape
#PhotoghraphersUnited
#LandscapePhotography
#Misty
#Mood
#Foggy
#Bridges
#Water
August 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM