• Crimesnappers

    Crimesnappers

    SHOOTING THE CRIME
    The Observer (2003)
    Hidden away in an unremarkable tower block in an anonymous part of south London is an extraordinary secret storeroom. Inside, concealed in discreet brown folders and filed along rows upon rows of metal shelves are hundreds of thousands of photographs taken by the Metropolitan Police Photographic Branch. Marked only by a [...]

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  • The Force

    The Force

    THE LAST DAYS OF THE RUC
    (The Guardian 2000)
    For the past 8 months, I have been trying to film the Royal Ulster Constabulary for a Channel 4 series. There were two main aims. To get an insider’s view of Northern Ireland’s painful transition towards peace and to chart the progress of the RUC, its operations and [...]

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  • Hostage

    Hostage

    HEZBOLLAH
    The Guardian (1999)
    It was a hard and brutal stare that held no trace of anger, disdain or humour. It was almost impossible to penetrate. It was the stare of a man who knew he was going to get his way. The stand-off lasted a few minutes. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I [...]

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  • When Black Became Beautiful

    When Black Became Beautiful

    NAOMI CAMPBELL AND ME
    It was every boy’s dream. I was behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week and some of the world’s most beautiful women were undressing in front of me. In the basement of the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue that served as the dressing and make-up room, I saw Linda [...]

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