Photography

PHOTOESSAY: Different sides of Southmead

A few photos show the vibrancy of the often-maligned neighbourhood of Southmead.

Colin Moody

City

Bristol’s vibrant urban farming scene

Urban goats, mushrooms and Bristolian salad: how local city farmers are taking food production into their own hands.

Laurie King

Photography

The cared-for become carers

Elm Tree Farm is a working farm in Stapleton providing support and training to adults with learning disabilities and autism. Photographer Esther May Campbell spent a year documenting it.

Esther May Campbell

Photography

Photos: thousands march against austerity

Bristolians marched against austerity last Saturday in a powerful display of opposition to government.

Norberto Fernández Soriano

Bristol and Beyond

A picture of Somalis in Bristol

An intimate look at one of Bristol’s biggest communities.

Kirsty Mackay

Photography

Clash Of The Skaters: Bristol Roller Derby

Roller derby is a fascinating, fast-paced yet relatively obscure sport – we went down to the recent Bristol Championships event in Bristol to capture images from the frontline.

Norberto Fernández Soriano

Ideas and Action

Woodcuts & Inks: Carving political messages

Old school printmaking processes are revived to produce campaign materials in the run up to the general election

Dean Ayotte

Photography

Tearing up Asda car park – The Bristol cruiser scene

Tokyo, L.A, Cribbs Causeway: the cruiser scene is alive and well in Bristol

Adam Cantwell-Corn and Norberto Fernández Soriano

Reports

“We invite you to join us”: Activists occupy Cheltenham Road library

Domestic violence campaigners have occupied the historic Cheltenham Road Library to protest a lack of social housing.

Dean Ayotte and Koel Mukherjee

City

Photoessay: keeping printing press alive

The Cable spent a morning at the Letterpress Collective to catch a glimpse of a near vanished industry…

Dean Ayotte

City

A hard day’s night

It’s not just the tooth fairy working hard all night – Britain’s three million (and counting) night workers are too. Documented here are just a few members of Bristol’s nocturnal workforce: people who keep the city humming along while the rest of us are tucked up in bed or enjoying a long evening...

Adam Cantwell-Corn and Norberto Fernández Soriano

Visuals