On February 8th 2020, Extinction Rebellion Bristol held a protest against plans for Bristol Airport expansion. The event was held at Weston-super-Mare beach and cleverly drew upon art and community to create awareness about the impact of airports on the environment and in the context of the climate crisis.

I spent the day at the event photographing events as they began and right through until the end of the day. It was a great experience doing this type of documentary work and engaging with activists as I tend to spend a lot of time working in isolation doing my urban landscape photography. It was great to challenge myself in this way and to immerse myself in a different type of photography for the day.

I had the opportunity while at the event to talk to some of the freelance journalists who were covering the event and to get some tips on best practice. It was a great mini-project for me to work on and it left me feeling inspired to do more of this type of photography. Documentary photography and photojournalism have always been an interest, so perhaps this is a direction I shall explore. The completed project can be viewed here.