As part of Photomonth 2012 three photographers who have each documented different aspects of ‘Radical London’ give talks about their practice and show images of their work. Plus explore the radical history of the streets of East London in our walking tour.

There will be an exhibition of the work of David Hoffman, Ed Thompson and Jenny Matthews at Bishopsgate Institute from 1 October – 30 November 2012.

David Hoffman: Policing Protest
Saturday 6 October, 2.30pm

David Hoffman has specialised in social issues photography for more than 30 years. Resolutely independent, much of his work centres on the increasingly visible control the state exerts over our lives and choices. Racial and social conflict, policing, homelessness, drugs, poverty, social exclusion and environmental protection are documented, often through coverage of protest.

David Hoffman is a board member of the British Photographic Council, a founding member of Editorial Photographers UK, Photo-Forum London and the campaigning group ‘I’m A Photographer Not A Terrorist.’

Tickets: £6, concs £4

Ed Thompson: Occupy London
Saturday 3 November, 2.30pm

On 15 October 2011 Ed Thompson went to photograph a group trying to occupy the London Stock Exchange in Central London. When the protesters were surrounded by police in an attempt to contain them (kettling), they set up tents and built a city. Ed continued to photograph the Occupy London movement for another five months and created an independent self-published book containing photographs and essays from various occupiers to create an intimate and historical account of Occupy London from the inside.

Tickets: £6, concs £4

Jenny Matthews: From Reclaim the Night toSlutwalk – 30 years of Feminist Activism in London
Saturday 10 November, 2.30pm

Jenny Matthews became a photographer in the early 80s seeing this as a means of being an activist, of documenting social issues and becoming part of campaigns to change society for the better. She was part of Camerawork, a photographic collective based in the East End of London, which promoted documentary photography. Her own practice became part of a women’s photo agency, Format. As feminists they felt it important to document women’s lives and their struggles. In this talk Jenny will take the audience on a visual stroll around London through our recent history looking at the issues and their representation.

Tickets: £6, concs £4

This series is organised in partnership with Photomonth East London International Photography Festival www.photomonth.org