tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93138132009-02-21T07:40:39.746-05:00Photo Essaysby Fran MonksFran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-62190709864837529122007-12-22T15:22:00.000-05:002007-12-22T15:44:24.277-05:00Babies in Real NappiesCloth Nappies are all the rage in Hackney, thanks to the <a href="http://www.hackneyrealnappy.net/">Real Nappy Network</a> and some of the hard working folks in the <a href="http://www.hackney.gov.uk/waste_prevention.htm">Hackney Council Neighbourhoods and Regeneration team</a>. These are some of the babies who I was asked to photograph at a recent Real Nappy Christmas Party at <a href="http://www.hackneycityfarm.co.uk/">Hackney City Farm</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0761-762184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0761-761790.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0713-738878.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0713-738414.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0807-727048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0807-726666.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0795-713360.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0795-713013.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0812-763566.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/uploaded_images/20071211_0812-763239.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-6219070986483752912?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-12061445673085786662007-06-04T10:09:00.001-04:002007-06-04T10:16:39.953-04:00Be Recreative!I've been out photographing for Hackney Council again. This event was to encourage recycling and there were loads of activities aimed at inspiring people to reduce their waste. For me the highlight was a performance by local Hackney school children about the environment. They were extremely cool!<br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 362px; height: 540px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/014.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 359px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/094s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 358px; height: 238px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/103s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 359px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/110s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 359px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/115s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-1206144567308578666?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-19179035234205934332007-03-24T17:19:00.000-04:002007-03-24T17:34:52.794-04:00International Women's Day in HackneyOn Friday I was photographer for an event which was held in Hackney Town Hall to commemorate International Women's Day. <br /><br /><img style="width: 378px; height: 567px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/046s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 375px; height: 563px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/050s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 376px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/010s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 377px; height: 568px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/117s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 377px; height: 565px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/131s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 380px; height: 567px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/064s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 379px; height: 567px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/132s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-1917903523420593433?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-66979352804114635742007-03-20T16:22:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:06:32.624-04:00Real Nappy WeekTerry nappies are all the rage in Hackney and I was at the Real Nappy Fashion Show last week to capture the latest trends. My first ever fashion shoot!<br /><br /><img style="width: 415px; height: 277px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Nappyweek1s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/real%20nappy%20show%205s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 417px; height: 283px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/real%20nappy%20week%203s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 416px; height: 625px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Real%20Nappy%20Week%202s.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="width: 415px; height: 284px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/real%20nappy%20show%206s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-6697935280411463574?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157467396371156662006-09-05T12:49:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:25:09.066-04:00Hospital Life in North London<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2066s.jpg" /><br /><br />Over the summer I was asked to take photographs in a North London hospital. It was fascinating to see the inner workings of a health care institution, particularly after my experiences in the US. Although the building was obviously in need of a bit of TLC, the patients were on the whole very positive about the care they were getting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746739637115666?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469706562388552006-09-05T11:20:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:26:54.583-04:00Surgery in the neonatal intensive care unit<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%20114s.jpg" /><br /><br />My photo tour took me through all ages of patients from premature babies in incubators to elderly patients sharing lunch together.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746970656238855?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469227262648612006-09-05T11:19:00.001-04:002006-09-05T11:31:02.276-04:00Lunch on the pediatric ward<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2076s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746922726264861?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469149373855552006-09-05T11:19:00.000-04:002006-09-06T08:37:54.030-04:00Lunch on the geriatric ward<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2059s.jpg" /><br /><br />Once a week the elderly patients get a chance to eat together at lunch time. Much more enjoyable that eating at their beds on the ward.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746914937385555?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469394336381282006-09-05T11:18:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:29:18.656-04:00Postnatal bliss<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2090s.jpg" /><br /><br />This woman had given birth just a few hours previously and was recouperating on the postnatal ward.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746939433638128?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469537791874152006-09-05T11:15:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:30:06.563-04:00Afternoon nap time<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%20145s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746953779187415?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469605253991292006-09-05T11:14:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:30:35.606-04:00Feeling much better<img style="width: 380px; height: 569px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%20140s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746960525399129?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157469045580567642006-09-05T11:09:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:32:30.833-04:00Waiting in accident and emergency<img style="width: 378px; height: 252px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2053s.jpg" /><br /><br />All was fairly quiet in Accident and Emergency. I imagine things are different on a Saturday night in there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746904558056764?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157468958153643662006-09-05T11:08:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:09:18.153-04:00On doctor's rounds<img style="width: 380px; height: 568px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2033s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746895815364366?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157468660170148742006-09-05T11:06:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:40:09.360-04:00At the nurses station<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2088s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746866017014874?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157468747289879852006-09-05T11:04:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:05:47.290-04:00Just out of surgery<img style="width: 380px; height: 254px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2029s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746874728987985?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157467972574082432006-09-05T10:30:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:38:50.736-04:00Organising the Hospital Porters<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%20130s.jpg" /><br /><br />Down in the basement of the hospital, one man with a telephone, a computer and a large whiteboard coordinates all the hospital porters.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746797257408243?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1157468494367446752006-09-05T10:10:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:01:34.366-04:00Hospital Corridors<img style="width: 380px; height: 253px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/Whittington%20Annual%20Report%20-%2089s.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-115746849436744675?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1124155790889504552005-08-15T21:29:00.001-04:002005-08-15T21:31:44.623-04:00Las Vegas<a href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/1024/outside_the_world_series-2005.08.15-18.29.44.jpg"><img style="border: 4px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 2px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/400/outside_the_world_series-2005.08.15-18.29.44.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-112415579088950455?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1124155761656263182005-08-15T21:29:00.000-04:002005-08-15T21:30:47.273-04:00<a href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/1024/outside_the_world_series_2-2005.08.15-18.29.15.jpg"><img style="border: 4px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 2px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/400/outside_the_world_series_2-2005.08.15-18.29.15.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-112415576165626318?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1124155716865058542005-08-15T21:28:00.000-04:002005-08-15T21:31:15.180-04:00<a href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/1024/outside_the_world_series_4-2005.08.15-18.28.25.jpg"><img style="border: 4px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 2px;" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/436447/400/outside_the_world_series_4-2005.08.15-18.28.25.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9313813-112415571686505854?l=www.franmonks.com%2Fphotoessays%2Findex.htm'/></div>Fran Monkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16202999687840444663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313813.post-1106427274619781742005-01-20T22:00:00.000-05:002005-01-22T15:59:28.526-05:00The Counter-Inauguration<a href="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/247/1454/1024/Inauguration%20168.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ffffff 4px solid; BORDER-TOP: #ffffff 4px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #ffffff 4px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff 4px solid" src="http://www.franmonks.com/photoessays/hello/247/1454/400/Inauguration%20168.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<br />As George W Bush was being sworn in for another four years as President of the United States, thousands of protestors were gathering to the North and West of the Capitol to demonstrate their opposition to his policies.
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<br />Many Bush supporters had paid thousands of dollars to attend inauguration events. They were unimpressed by the protestors' shenanigans.
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<br />Security was higher than it had been at any previous inauguration. A ring of steel was erected around the centre of the city and manned by military personnel. As visitors approached the fence they were ordered to open their jackets in preparation for a full body search.
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