It is my hope that these images will transcend the time in which they were made. Last spring, I decided to pick up my camera to capture the diversity of people whose lives are enriched by these extraordinary green spaces. These enclaves occupy some of the most expensive real estate in the world (and with some of the most breathtaking views) yet remain free and communal spaces for all – making London a unique capital city. 40 percent of London’s surface area is made up of publicly accessible green spaces – from parks to commons, greens, cemeteries, woodlands, waterways and marshes. In a world increasingly motivated by profit and status, the park is a space that symbolises democracy. I’ve always been captivated by the life reflected in them – an almost utopian microcosm of our wider society. We were restored and calmed by the natural world on our doorsteps.ĭuring this time my love of London’s parks deepened. Without the steady hum of traffic and the airplanes in the sky, the birdsong became our new soundtrack. We ventured to our local parks for our single dose of daily exercise and, perhaps for the first time, we noticed the crocuses appear and the slow blossoming of the trees. But then something magical happened: the first buds of spring appeared, and the bright April sunshine beckoned us outside. ![]() The world became untethered – all our rituals of normality removed against the backdrop of a global pandemic. ![]() In the spring of 2020 I found myself, like many, knocked sideways.
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