I first started working with some of the 'regulars' of Gillet Square, Dalston in 2013 when I collaborated with social documentarist Roland Ramanan setting up a Photo Booth to make some artistic portraits in my signature painterly style of the time which would contrast with Roland's often raw black and white documentation of the people.
I have since returned on a number of occasions to make positive street portraits with the same group of people...
some of which were then exhibited in and around the square as part of Photomonth and the Dalston Street Show last year...
These visits have resulted in me facilitating a series of workshops starting today with some of the regular users of the square and other locals where they will be getting behind the camera and taking control of the documentation of their environment... I can't wait to see what they come up with!!