Protest
After years of attending protests, I began bringing my camera with me with the intention to use it as a tool of resistance, documenting moments of collective action and grassroots organising. Since 2015, I have photographed protests and acts of resistance, mainly in London, standing alongside the movements I photograph. Protest photography is a form of activism: a visual record of ongoing struggles for equality, and a way to support and amplify the work of all the people that stand up for social and climate justice.
My images have been used by many campaigns and activist groups, becoming part of these stories and tools for change. These include movements for women’s rights, environmental justice, anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ rights, migrant justice, Free Palestine, workers’ rights, and sex workers’ rights, among others. I believe in creating a visual archive that not only documents these moments but can also be used by groups and individuals to raise awareness, build solidarity, and inspire future generations.
It has been powerful to be part of and photograph protests that have led to both small and significant wins. But we are still fighting, for many of the same issues, year after year. This ongoing resistance is a testament to the strength and persistence of communities demanding justice. Collaboration and ensuring that the images are used in ways that respect the people and movements they represent are central to my practice. Beyond large-scale marches, I’m also interested in exploring the quieter, more private forms of resistance, how protest lives in the everyday, our lives and spaces we navigate.
I’m honoured that this archive has found a home at Bishopsgate Institute, a place that holds space for memory, struggle, and collective action.
‘‘Bishopsgate Institute has become known as one of the major archives of contemporary protest in the UK, taking a proactive approach to archiving by engaging with protests and campaigns as they happen. These collections are preserved at the Institute to inform and inspire future generations. Angela’s incredible, empathetic and powerful photographs have become central to these collections and this mission. We are honoured to hold them.’’
Stefan Dickers, Library and Archives Manager, Bishopsgate Institute
Here is a very small selection of my protest work that has featured in print, online, and on screen across books, magazines and news articles, campaigns and films.
My 10 year archive so far includes thousands of images of protest, including environmental and climate justice protests like Youth Strike for Climate, Greenpeace, Fossil Free London, Stop Rosebank, XR, and national climate justice marches; Labour Behind the Label/Rana Plaza solidarity, for AdFree Cities, CAGED and animal rights; women's rights protests including anti-abortion, #MeToo Movement, End Violence Against Women and Girls, Pregnant Then Screwed, Women's Strike, 97 March, solidarity for Iranian - Women, Life, Freedom, Afghan, and Yemeni women, and calls to end domestic abuse and police brutality towards women, No Births Behind Bars; Free Palestine marches, workers' rights including Spoonstrike, sex workers' rights, cleaners, teachers, nurses, and NHS strikes; racial justice marches and Black Lives Matter protests; LGBTQ+ marches, especially Trans Pride and trans rights; Solidarity actions for Ukraine, protests for Uyghur freedom; Kill the Bill new protest bill, Migrant Justice, Disabled People Against Cuts, Shut Down Yarl’s Wood, BSL language marches, anti-Brexit, anti-Trump, cost of living crisis, Fck Boris, Gilets Jaunes (Paris), Grenfell Tower justice campaigns and more. Featured below is a small selection (currently being updated).
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