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I write about work, housing, photography, cars and the systems behind ordinary life. Some of this has been published elsewhere. Some of it starts here.
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A first-person account of the hidden work involved in staying employed while homeless, from packing away a car bedroom each morning to finding somewhere to wash, change and prepare for work. Published by Invisible People.
I was working full time as a mechanic when I became homeless in Bristol. In this first-person feature for The i Paper, I examine how deposits, upfront rent and the cost of temporary living can make finding a home difficult even with a regular income.
A photographic account of the 23 nights I spent homeless while still working full time, including sleeping in my car during a heatwave. Published in The Big Issue, Issue 1732.
Field Notes
October was spent trying to get photographs off a screen and onto walls. There were exhibitions to prepare, a journey to Westminster, a garage to leave and the usual problem of trying to pay for everything in between.
Photography, writing and nearly sixteen years in workshops had always felt like separate parts of my life. This month they started looking more like parts of the same one.
August was the month I got a fixed address, had 41p left, rebuilt my photography setup and watched No Fixed Address become my first paid national publication. Somewhere between moving boxes, metadata and The Big Issue, being housed slowly started to feel like being home.
July began with forced movement, a car becoming a bedroom and a tent becoming home. Somewhere between rationing fuel, photographing the ordinary machinery of survival and eating blackberries from a hedge, No Fixed Address began turning into a body of work, and photography into a possible route forward.
Homeless in a Heatwave | The Big Issue
A photographic account of the 23 nights I spent homeless while still working full time, including sleeping in my car during a heatwave. Published in The Big Issue, Issue 1732.

