Alan Lodge, also known as 'Tash' is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
photographerA photographer is a person who takes photographs using a camera. A professional photographer uses photography to make a living whilst an amateur photographer does not earn a living and typically takes photographs for pleasure and to record an event, place or person for future enjoyment.A...
based in
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. Born in
LutonLuton is a town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 32 miles north of London. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 230,000.Luton is home to non-league Luton Town Football Club, whose...
,
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on 7 August 1953, his work has focused on alternative movements since the mid 70s.
After a short career as an emergency paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, Lodge took up
photographyPhotography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor...
covering the early '
free festivalFree festivals may refer to:* Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh's Free Festival* Free Fringe The Edinbugh Fringe Festival's 'Free Fringe'.* Free party or squat party, a type of do-it-yourself rave...
s' in 1978. In 1985 Lodge joined the Peace Convoy on its way to
StonehengeStonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the...
where a
festivalA festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable...
was planned to take place.
Alan Lodge, also known as 'Tash' is an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
photographerA photographer is a person who takes photographs using a camera. A professional photographer uses photography to make a living whilst an amateur photographer does not earn a living and typically takes photographs for pleasure and to record an event, place or person for future enjoyment.A...
based in
NottinghamNottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England and is one of only eight members of the English Core Cities Group....
. Born in
LutonLuton is a town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 32 miles north of London. Luton, along with its near neighbours of Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 230,000.Luton is home to non-league Luton Town Football Club, whose...
,
BedfordshireBedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region....
on 7 August 1953, his work has focused on alternative movements since the mid 70s.
After a short career as an emergency paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, Lodge took up
photographyPhotography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor...
covering the early '
free festivalFree festivals may refer to:* Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh's Free Festival* Free Fringe The Edinbugh Fringe Festival's 'Free Fringe'.* Free party or squat party, a type of do-it-yourself rave...
s' in 1978. In 1985 Lodge joined the Peace Convoy on its way to
StonehengeStonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the...
where a
festivalA festival is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.Among many religions, a feast or festival is a set of celebrations in honour of God or gods. A feast and a festival are historically interchangeable...
was planned to take place. Confronted by a 1,600 strong police force the events that unfolded were dubbed as 'the
Battle of the BeanfieldThe Battle of the Beanfield took place over several hours on the afternoon of Saturday 1 June 1985 when Wiltshire Police prevented a vehicle convoy of several hundred new age travellers, known as the Peace Convoy, from setting up the fourteenth Stonehenge free festival at Stonehenge in Wiltshire,...
' due to their extraordinary level of police violence. In 1987 Lodge published a booklet,
Stonehenge: Solstice Ritual, a photographic account of the rituals taking place at
StonehengeStonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the...
.
Since the events at
StonehengeStonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the...
, Lodge has covered a range of issues including the Travellers movement,
Reclaim the StreetsReclaim the Streets is a collective with a shared ideal of community ownership of public spaces. Participants characterize the collective as a resistance movement opposed to the dominance of corporate forces in globalisation, and to the car as the dominant mode of transport.-Protests:Reclaim the...
, the road protests in the mid 90s and the
campaignA political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
against the
Criminal Justice ActCriminal Justice Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Canada relating to the criminal law...
in 1994. Lodge is also known for his
documentationDocumentation may refer to the process of providing evidence or to the communicable material used to provide such documentation...
of police
surveillanceSurveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people and often in a surreptitious manner...
. Since the late 90s Lodge has been a major contributor to the media network Indymedia.
In 1998
Privacy InternationalPrivacy International is a UK-based non-profit organisation formed in 1990, "as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations." PI has organised campaigns and initiatives in more than fifty countries and is based in London, UK.-Formation, background and...
presented Lodge with a "Winston Award" for his work documenting police surveillance.
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