29 June, 2017
This picture was taken during the Chinese New Year Celebrations just off Gerrard Street.
Nearly 20 years later the man in the photograph saw the picture in one of my exhibitions and the next day the girl came to look at her picture. His name was Patrick, and the girl was Christine, his niece. She remembered looking up at the balloon all those years ago. It was an exciting experience for all of us. Christine is now a fully qualified dentist.
17 October, 2017
George Alagiah’s parents, Donald Alagiah, a civil engineer and Therese, were Sri Lankan Tamil. They left in November 1961 when the future for Tamils there seemed bleak and moved to Ghana. In 1967 George started his secondary education in Portsmouth after which he read politics at Durham University. He is a renowned British newsreader, journalist and television news presenter.
‘So many of our family photos in Ghana have a car as backdrop. I suppose it was a kind of shorthand for showing our relatives back home the progress we were making.’
19 July, 2017
Mother, great-aunt and maternal grandmother wait for the groom on the day of his shaadi (wedding). The women were born in Pakistan/pre partition, India.
British-Born, Khurram Ahmad is outside his family home in Leicestershire. Khurrum values and upholds the tradition of living with his parents and taking care of them in their old age.
He is discussing the final arrangements of his wedding day with friends. While this is the official day of the wedding, Muslim weddings are often celebrated for several days, including: mehndi (henna party), civil ceremony, nikah (religious ceremony) and a walima
(reception).
6 July, 2017
The symbolic bonfire of the 33rd day of the Omer.
Members of the Charedi community of Stamford Hill originate from a worldwide diaspora.
There are people who have migrated here from places such as Brooklyn, Manchester, Israel, North Africa and Eastern Europe.
