If you like photography and aren’t already following Jon @jonpountney1.bsky.social you’re in for a treat such an eye! His new #photobook is superb! There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs - Ansel Adams

Been such an honour to watch the highly skilled cast and crew of Common Wealth Theatre putting their new show together; 'Demand the Impossible'. Immersive and shocking, it deals with police corruption and the infiltration of activism. Get tickets!!

Saturday morning in the studio. Available now should you be doing a little early shopping for Christmas. Painted on vintage panels laid with 23 carat gold leaf

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

The racists in the UK are not the ones attending pro-Palestine marches this weekend. The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day. Some of us can condemn both.

Exciting post from @jonpountney1.bsky.social today. I’m a big fan of the Valleys and a big fan of Jon’s work, so I think I’m going to enjoy this.

“All they wanted was a home” ‘The Death of Joy Gardner’ by Benjamin Zephaniah #NationalPoetryDay youtu.be/V_V7MvSVWvw?...

..one for @jonpountney1.bsky.social whose great photobook, "Valleys" arrived today!

Zack Polanski saying what every politician should be saying, "It's problematic to weaponise the synagogue attack to silence protest in this country against the genocide in Gaza" "These are separate things and we should condemn them both"

Morning all. Crown St, Gorbals, Glasgow 1970. Credit TSPL

Just landed. Absolutely glorious! 👌 #photobook by @jonpountney1.bsky.social Looking forward to volume 2 already….

“One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.” ~ Jane Goodall

Did you know that for the past 25 years, there's a law that's been quietly defending your rights every day? That's the Human Rights Act at work Happy Birthday to the HRA 🎉

After 5 years work, TESSA HUNKIN'S HACKNEY MOSAIC PROJECT is now published. We are including a complimentary copy of 'A Hoxton Childhood' (cover price £20) with all orders to UK addresses: spitalfieldslife.bigcartel.com

Rest in peace Jane Goodall you made this world a better place

Well it’s definitely Autumn as I look out of the window. It feels like the world is looking for somewhere to curl up and sleep away the cold months ahead

Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to learn, listen, honour residential school Survivors and remember the children who never returned home.🧡 #NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation

There’s a fun Hindi phrase that goes “ulta chor kotwal ko daante” (“the thief turns around and starts scolding the policeman”)

Today is the International Day of Older Persons, and very recently I had the honour of photographing Dame Sian Phillips for my work with @agecymru.bsky.social An absolute highlight for me; she is just the best company, even getting in lemon drizzle cake for me!

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What, Michelle? 🧵

Is this not straight-forwardly a declaration of civil war?

Experimental double exposures on my grandfather's Voigtländer camera for an upcoming project with Patrick Jones Up at Eglwysilan, the best place

Young Syrian refugees paint murals at Zataari camp Jordan, to overcome trauma and memories of violence #womensart

Three days, three cities #Liverpool #London #Cambridge

Take a walk Have that second cup of tea Listen to music that makes you smile Read a book Be a human being, not a human doing #SelfCareSunday

Morning all. Nicola and Donny Osmond, 1973. Photographer John Myers.

Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system! Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.

Some more of my own favourites of my paintings

Labi Siffre has issued Tommy Ten Names with a cease and desist order against the use of his song 'Something inside so strong'. Good man! I hope he sues him. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....

#Fox by Helen Ahpornsiri, who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flowers and leaves. #WomensArt #Autumn #Fall

Browsing through the vinyl collection at #KingslandRecords followed by lunch for one in my favourite Turkish cafe on #Dalston #Soulfood #SoulPlace #Grateful #SaturdayVibes

Faith Humphrey Hill, US artist and knitter who combines knitting, embroidery and paint to create portraits #WomensArt

All we need is love #StreetArt #Liverpool

If you haven’t signed this please do then give yourself a hug

The open studio exhibition went really well SO I’m glad to announce that I’m going to do another one at the beginning of December and there will be mince pies for those who visit

Good morning Monday what’s for breakfast?

Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day.... PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.

This little Wren Icon is ready to add to my website but I just can’t decide on a title. #birds #painting #art #Wren

“I don't want no drummer. I set the tempo.” - Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues #WomensArt #FridayFeeling

Spotted in Lidl today…

I’m blessed to have many work moments I’m proud of Tonight was definitely one of them, delivering an opening address at the #Firehawks launch The #photography of Stephen King provides a literal and metaphorical lens into the #trauma that can sit behind child #firesetting behaviour #TraumaInformed

Supporting Genocide is bad for business. Boycotts work.

One thing is true a lot of people are eating Nigel Farage's BS about foreigners. And when other people reinforce or don't challenge this BS, it only makes the problem worse. Condemn Farage he is a disgusting, racist man who is happy to spread any lie, racist, Tylenol or swan.

Praise me or shut up! – Trump’s threats to silence opponents break US first amendment A press free to criticise its government and leaders is essential to any democracy – in America it is crumbling before our eyes By Granville Williams @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Landed in #Liverpool after catching my breath so many times on the drive up from South #Wales due to the sheer majesty of the landscape Now ready to embrace the joy of city life having stumbled across a Middle Eastern restaurant down a wee backstreet We are all immigrants #MigrationIsBeautiful

Indigenous women in Bolivia create complexly detailed textiles using traditional methods, integral to their culture #WomensArt

Morning all. Photograph by Shirley Baker, Manchester 1960s.

Sewing as emotional repair is at the heart of the #Resilience #exhibition Curated by Liz Davis as part of threads #community art group and the #RedDress project, the #artwork highlights women’s stories of survival and how #creativity heals and gives voice #WomensArt reddressembroidery.com/Wales

This should worry everyone of us www.theguardian.com/environment/...