Portraits from Occupy London – Ed Thompson
November 2, 2011 Category: News 5 Comments 
With this work I aimed to show another side to the Occupiers, to illustrate the level of organisation and compassion that is happening. There are no villains in this photo-series; the only city worker I photographed is depicted donating cheese to the occupiers. Instead I want the images to provoke a wider respect and understanding for what the occupiers are attempting to accomplish, which is draw attention to the inadequacies of our current financial system.
From the start I photographed the Occupation only at night, there was something quieter about the place when the tourists and bulk of the media had gone home, the camp really came to life then, despite what some journalists reported.
The spoken word poetry that accompanies the slideshow is of a young black occupier I met called J.J, he’d never had any of his poetry recorded before, and there is something cool about the fact the first and only poem he has ever had recorded was in a tent outside St Pauls Cathedral.
Hope you all liked it! I will be continuing to cover the story! Amazing the Telegraph put this out for me (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/8863583/Occupy-London-Slideshow.html) maybe the tide is turning? I will add more images to my website and if I photographed you let me know and I’ll send you a copy! Best, Ed Thompson
What! Goodness Gracious Me…
magical!
poetry from the heart i like it
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