2012, I co-led a 2-year social history project documenting an area of Brighton that has a history of extreme poverty. We collected up 32 oral histories and I spent time photographing the area for a 200 page oral history and photography book. The book can be sourced at the British Library and the Keep Brighton. The photos below are from a long-established cobbler, the place to get your shoes all fixed up in Brighton. It's now closed. I'm working over my archive, looking at new edits of past work. The first photo below didn't make it into the book!
January, Cobblers, Brighton, 2012.
For me personally, this project was so amazing to work on as it was all focused around an area I knew so well, and one set of grandparents used to live in a tower block in the middle of the area that we were working in. I felt at home and at ease walking and exploring with the camera. They used to go to Pullingers cobblers to sort their shoes out!
January, Cobblers, Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno
Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno
Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno
Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno
Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno
Pullingers, Brighton, Photo Chloe Juno