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not replying, refusing or no<br />
longer friends. Others had<br />
moved away and some had<br />
sadly departed. Despite many<br />
failures, the successes drove<br />
me on. Having no contact<br />
details, I never dreamed I’d<br />
reunite 134 sets of people.<br />
It was difficult fitting in my<br />
day job at the same time, and<br />
I once drove a 200-mile round<br />
trip to be told I had got the<br />
wrong person. I was really<br />
surprised by the national and<br />
international media attention<br />
and, rejected by publishers,<br />
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it was a massive challenge to<br />
self-publish and distribute<br />
my book Reunions.<br />
Street photography puts<br />
many off but I’m lucky as a big<br />
part of my job is gaining the<br />
trust of strangers. Being ready,<br />
thinking on your feet and<br />
responding quickly to the<br />
unexpected complements<br />
my street photography well.<br />
Amazingly, a couple of 999<br />
calls led to reunions! I wanted<br />
to do the original images<br />
justice by faithfully recreating<br />
them, but that was often<br />
Being ready, thinking on your feet<br />
and responding quickly to the unexpected<br />
complements my street photography<br />
impossible, and if they were<br />
mediocre, I wanted to bring<br />
them up to date and alive.<br />
It was fantastic to see old<br />
friends who had not seen each<br />
other for over three decades<br />
united again. It was often very<br />
emotional with some tears,<br />
hugs and kisses, and although<br />
these people were once<br />
strangers to me, some have<br />
become good friends. I would<br />
love to do a Reunions<br />
exhibition and I am now busy<br />
on a third book featuring my<br />
latest street work.<br />
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