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STUDENTS DayX3 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Protest and march against University tuition fee increases, 09th Dec. 2010
Over 20,000 students from around the country converged on Central London today to march for a third time to protest against the coalition government's plans to massively increase University tuition fees, which will ultimately mean that far fewer students from poorer backgrounds will be able to even consider a University education because of the massive debts incurred which will follow them for the rest of their working lives.
I joined the days proceedings in the afternoon as they were assembling in Trafalgar Square. To throw the police off-guard they suddenly took off, en mass, through Admiralty Arch in a bid to get to Parliament Square, which had been forbidden. That evening the House of Commons was voting on the Education Funding Bill, and the students were determined to make sure that Parliament heard their protests.
The day started in a good mood, but by the time they reached Parliament pockets of disorder had started breaking out - Flares were lit and thrown, crush barriers and construction site fencing ripped up to be used as weapons against the massed ranks of riot police and later on the mounted police. I had to leave by around 3pm, and by the time I got home and turned on the BBC news all hell had broken loose outside Parliament. Protesters were pelting the police with lumps of masonry, metal poles and scaffolding. They lit large fires, broke down the doors to The Treasury and the new Ministry of Justice buildings, smashing many windows, daubing graffiti everywhere and generally smashing up the joint. Many people were arrested and many people hurt, some badly.
As the police gradually started releasing the by-now contained protesters in small numbers, several small groups headed up to Oxford Street, where they smashed the windows of the flagship TopShop store (owned by Sir Phillip Green who is being attacked for shovelling billions of pounds of what should be UK taxable income into tax haven accounts owned by his wife as part of a legal tax dodge), and in Regent Street they engulfed the Bentley containing Prince Charles and his horse-faced wife Camilla who were in the process of swanning orf the the Royal Variety Performance! The protesters started kicking the vehicle. They broke the windows and threw a tin of white paint over the car. One was not amused!
Needless to say the Bill was passed in Parliament tonight, and the students have vowed to continue their campaign of demonstration and civil disobedience...
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Pete Riches
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STUDENTS DayX2 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Protest and march against University tuition fee increases, 30th Nov. 2010
Unfortunately I didn't get down to Parliament Square until gone 3.30pm, by which time the light had almost gone. The students had been playing cat and mouse with the police all afternoon, splitting into many groups and taking off in all directions as a ruse to avoid being "kettled" by the police like on the last demonstration. Sadly, being teenagers they eventually got bored of it, and most of them ended back at Trafalgar Square where the police had blocked all the exit roads, so they were more subtly contained.
As you'll see I struggled with the terrible light conditions, including bursts of wind-driven snow. Everything was shot at 1600 ISO, leaving me no headroom. Exposure times went as low as 1/8th sec by the time I had to give up, hence the terrible digital noise on everything... however, I always prefer to use what ambient light there is. By the time I finally got to the students (some of whom had started fighting amongst themselves) it was too dark for me, but I knew that other Flickr photographers like Dave Nash, Sinister Dexter and Daniel_C_C would have been there all afternoon, so I decided to take a look instead at the heavy policing. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I should have taken the tripod, but it's not very spontaneous, is it? :P
All photos ⓒ Pete Riches
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Student protest against university tuition fees rise in London 9 Dec 2010. Lawmakers passed measure to increase fees while thousands of students were protesting. One of the biggest, most crucial and violent demonstrations in the UK.
Met Chief, Sir Paul Stephenson on this controversial kettling tactic,"people were cordoned for their own vulnerability"
Yeah right.
The Police van was left 'abandoned' by the police to give justification for their controversial kettling tactics, and so the BBC and the rest of the worlds media can discredit the protest and focus on the violence, just as Royal Bank of Scotland in the City of London was mysteriously the only building in the area during the G20 protests not to be boarded up and subsequently smashed.
Student protest against university tuition fees rise in London 9 Dec 2010. Lawmakers passed measure to increase fees while thousands of students were protesting. One of the biggest, most crucial and violent demonstrations in the UK.
Student protest against university tuition fees rise in London 9 Dec 2010. Lawmakers passed measure to increase fees while thousands of students were protesting. One of the biggest, most crucial and violent demonstrations in the UK.
Student protest against university tuition fees rise in London 9 Dec 2010. Lawmakers passed measure to increase fees while thousands of students were protesting. One of the biggest, most crucial and violent demonstrations in the UK.
The red telephone box, seen a lot around London, is a public telephone kiosk, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1924. It has become one of London's trademarks, even though it's also found in ex-British colonies around the world.
To get this photo with my 50mm lens, I had to keep creeping closer and closer to the line of riot police (and fire), whilst down on one knee. I expected one of them to run over and start beating me with a baton. This would have at least given more credence to my shots. I loved how imposing they look silhouetted against the flames.
Once most of the fire was out and they'd chased some protesters off, they withdrew back towards Trafalgar Square.
You might be interested in seeing the rest of my UK Uncut / TUF riots.
Again, with my riot photos, this looks far more awesome on black. (Press L)
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1250 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/50 second
Met Chief, Sir Paul Stephenson on this controversial kettling tactic,"people were cordoned for their own vulnerability"
Yeah right.
The Police van was left 'abandoned' by the police to give justification for their controversial kettling tactics, and so the BBC and the rest of the worlds media can discredit the protest and focus on the violence, just as Royal Bank of Scotland in the City of London was mysteriously the only building in the area during the G20 protests not to be boarded up and subsequently smashed.
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I like talking photos of London landmarks, but they're so much more interesting if there are flames in the foreground. It's been a while since I posted a riot shot so here you go.
You can see a whole line of police officers if you look closely at the background. This photo looks better on black. (Press L)
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/4.0 / 10-20mm @ 10mm / 1/8 second / +2/3EV
POV: Bern City Archives, Museum of History of Bern & Einstein Museum, Switzerland.
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As you're probably aware, tensions rose during the government spending cuts demonstations in London in March. As angry protesters started jostling towards police lines, the officers had no choice other than to push people back and demand they stay away. This particular demonstrator got a right ticking off from this riot policeman.
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/20 second
From one sheet. Just folded, no cuts or glue
more paper and origami sculpture here: www.polyscene.com
Student Demonstration against fees and education cuts, London 10/11/10. A large group of protestors broke off from the main march and attacked The Millbank buildings which houses the Conservative Party HQ.
Police were overwhelmed and a riot soon broke out.
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As a fan of London architecture, I've taken photos of the National Gallery before, but I think this view of the east side brings out a subtle part of the architecture not seen in face-on shots. I especially like the angle that I've caught the entrance pillars at, as there's no gap, just a hint of light showing through.
This looks much cooler large, on black. (Press L)
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1000 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/60 second
Student Demonstration against fees and education cuts, London 10/11/10. A large group of protestors broke off from the main march and attacked The Millbank buildings which houses the Conservative Party HQ.
Police were overwhelmed and a riot soon broke out.
During a lull in the violence at Trafalgar Square, I looked across at this lone policeman about to lift his helmet. I rushed to get the snap just as he lifted the visor up and think I managed to capture quite a relaxed expressing considering the circumstances. I also quite like the line of police the entire way across the background of the photo. Sometimes these situations lead to excellent candid portraits.
Best viewed on black. (Press L)
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/20 second
STUDENTS DayX3 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
Protest and march against University tuition fee increases, 09th Dec. 2010
Over 20,000 students from around the country converged on Central London today to march for a third time to protest against the coalition government's plans to
massively increase University tuition fees, which will ultimately mean that far fewer students from poorer backgrounds will be able to even consider a University
education because of the massive debts incurred which will follow them for the rest of their working lives.
I joined the days proceedings in the afternoon as they were assembling in Trafalgar Square. To throw the police off-guard they suddenly took off, en mass, through
Admiralty Arch in a bid to get to Parliament Square, which had been forbidden. That evening the House of Commons was voting on the Education Funding Bill, and the
students were determined to make sure that Parliament heard their protests.
The day started in a good mood, but by the time they reached Parliament pockets of disorder had started breaking out - Flares were lit and thrown, crush barriers and
construction site fencing ripped up to be used as weapons against the massed ranks of riot police and later on the mounted police. I had to leave by around 3pm, and by
the time I got home and turned on the BBC news all hell had broken loose outside Parliament. Protesters were pelting the police with lumps of masonry, metal poles and
scaffolding. They lit large fires, broke down the doors to The Treasury and the new Ministry of Justice buildings, smashing many windows, daubing graffiti everywhere
and generally smashing up the joint. Many people were arrested and many people hurt, some badly.
As the police gradually started releasing the by-now contained protesters in small numbers, several small groups headed up to Oxford Street, where they smashed the
windows of the flagship TopShop store (owned by Sir Phillip Green who is being attacked for shovelling billions of pounds of what should be UK taxable income into tax
haven accounts owned by his wife as part of a legal tax dodge), and in Regent Street they engulfed the Bentley containing Prince Charles and his horse-faced wife
Camilla who were in the process of swanning orf the the Royal Variety Performance! The protesters started kicking the vehicle. They broke the windows and threw a tin of
white paint over the car. One was not amused!
Needless to say the Bill was passed in Parliament tonight, and the students have vowed to continue their campaign of demonstration and civil disobedience...
All photos ⓒ Pete Riches
Please do not use my photos without my prior agreement.
Please do not re-blog my photos without my agreement.
Email: peteriches@gmail.com
Piccadilly, London W1. Saturday 21 June 2014.
March for the Alternative to Austerity. Saturday 21 June 2014. National gathering organised by The Peoples Assembly.
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If you follow my photostream, you're probably more than aware of my recent riot photos from the #ukuncut protests in and around Trafalgar Square.
Compared to one of my other policeman shots, I think this has a more sinister feel to it. At this point, the police lines were just standing around, assessing the situation, while a minority of demonstrators were shouting abuse at them and starting to hurl bottles in this direction. The good thing about bottles is that they're lobbed high and are slow-moving, so I could easily avoid them.
I was standing directly behind this officer and a line of police van were behind me, hence the beams of light. You can see the guy in the grey outfit sitting defiantly sat there, meanwhile the guy in black has an air of agitation and mischief.
Shortly after this shot was taken I got kettled for a short while. As soon as I was released, I ran after the riot police, as they know where all the best action is. If you want to see more like this, you can check out my UK Uncut Riots set.
This really must be viewed on black (press L) to get the full effect. If you like it, feel free to add it as a favourite. (Press F)
Edit:
Out of interest, is there a group for photos with stories, or would anyone be interested if I set one up?
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/2.0 / 50mm / 1/40 second
From one sheet. Just folded, no cuts or glue
more paper and origami sculpture here: www.polyscene.com
This is my 3rd model. Some variations made to achieve flatter planes defining the models. Planes kept minimum for aesthetic reason. Some planes are "twisted". This is not a problem. A "twisted" plane can be defined as consisting of more than one flat plane.
Folding is by straight crease couplets.
More frosted polypropylene scored by CraftRobo. If I used paper instead I think the inner twists would hold this fold together more successfully - here the fingers are needed to squeeze from the sides a little to keep the twists in place.
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During the UK spending cuts riots, protested had not only managed to set up a village of tents in the middle of Trafalgar Square, but also build several campfires. This entire area was surrounded by a ring of riot police, but they hadn't moved in yet. About ten minutes later, they swooped in and the violence moved towards Strand.
London riot photos always look better on black. (Press L)
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/25 second
folded from one sheet - this is the other side of the tiled scallops
More sculptures by Polly can be found at www.polyscene.com
I reconstructed the Puesto Antigual Member of the La Amarga Formation, in Argentina. All animals in the image are origami. I folded three Amargasauruses. Each is folded from a single sheet of double tissue paper, no cuts, glue, or paint. The papers are different colors on each side, so all color changes come from folding along. I made the double tissue paper myself, combining sheets of tissue paper using methylcellulose. All models included are my own designs. There is not enough pterosaur material from the La Amarga formation to determine a species, so I reconstructed the pterosaur based on Pterodaustro, which has been found in a similar geologic time and place. Each pterosaur is folded from a single sheet of hand-made double tissue.
The adult Amargasaurus is from a 12 inch square of paper, and the juveniles are from 5 inch paper (Pulling out individual neck spines got to be very tedious at this scale). The pterosaurs come from different sized sheets, ranging from 2 to 2.5 inches.
After folding the models, I set up a diorama for photography. I used a shallow depth of field to draw attention to the origami. I put the pictures in Photoshop, meshed them with some blurred landscape images I had taken, and edited everything in there. The La Amarga Formation is primarily a braided river system, which I reconstructed in the background. The three Amargasauruses are on a sandy island in this river system.
After running after the riot police up Strand (if you want to know where the action is, follow the men running with shields) from Trafalgar Square, a group of protesters had gathered and one of them set fire to a flag. This burnt very quickly, so to keep the fire going, people joined in with signs and placards. As these signs collapsed, burning into a heap and others joined in, I saw this guy staring at the fire and his face looked amazing against the red of the flames.
There has been no added saturation in this photo, that was just simple the colour of the light (I've increased contrast, cropped and vignetted).
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 200 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/60 second
London, 26 March 2011.
The Morris Liberation Front performed at various sites along the route of the march. Here they are in Trafalgar Square in the early stages of the protest.
'The group's only mission was to do Morris dancing in the middle of the huge March 26th protest in London, accompanied by Matt and Martin, playing I Fought the Law by the Clash and Panic by the Smiths on mandolins. Indeed they did and it was incredible'.
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Forget the 'riots' This was the true story, half a million people on the streets of London demanding an alternative. People betrayed and disenfranchised by 'new' Labour. The public, who want to stop the sell off of the assets that belong to them and to keep the benefits and pensions they have already paid for.
This is the curvetesstwist realised in paper - contained in a box (thanks Gila) and backlit
More sculptures by polyscene
Scored with a craft robo and folded. One sheet of polypropylene, no cuts.
More work by Polly can be found at www.polyscene.com
After getting some 50mm f/1.8 shots of the riots (due to the low light), I quickly stopped and stuck on my wide-angle lens. I thought that some shots with this might bring people into the photograph a bit more. Sadly, when using a 10mm lens, you need to be right up against your subject. I mean right up against them.
Unfortunately, the wind changed direction as I was taking this shot, and the smoke from the fire right beside me blew into my face while taking a series of shots. I'm not too sure what was burning, but my word, it hurt! For about 10-15 mins afterwards, Lydia told me my eyes were incredibly red and bloodshot. I couldn't stop them watering. Perhaps people thought I was getting emotional about the spending cuts.
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/4.0 / 10-20mm @ 10mm / 1/8 second
If you don't already know, and you haven't seen my last photo, then you should know that there were some riots in central London last night. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) organised a peaceful march called, "March for the Alternative" to protest against government spending cuts. Sadly, splinter groups started a night of violence. So far, over 200 people have been arrested. This guy loves getting up on the lion statues.
Usually I don't like to post the same type of photos in a row, but seeing as these are topical...
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Canon EOS 500D / ISO 1600 / f/1.8 / 50mm / 1/13 second
Met Chief, Sir Paul Stephenson on this controversial kettling tactic,"people were cordoned for their own vulnerability"
Yeah right.
The Police van was left 'abandoned' by the police to give justification for their controversial kettling tactics, and so the BBC and the rest of the worlds media can discredit the protest and focus on the violence, just as Royal Bank of Scotland in the City of London was mysteriously the only building in the area during the G20 protests not to be boarded up and subsequently smashed.