DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
My most recent documentary photography project was showing the food bank distribution chain in Brighton. They have multiple food hubs and food banks due to having the second largest homeless population in England. I felt this was a really important issue to illustrate how much more they were needed during lockdown.
My most recent documentary photography project was showing the food bank distribution chain in Brighton. They have multiple food hubs and food banks due to having the second largest homeless population in England. I felt this was a really important issue to illustrate how much more they were needed during lockdown.
The food bank distribution chain: Non-perishable food is donated by the public at a range of places, such as schools, churches, and supermarket collection points.
The food bank distribution chain: Non-perishable food is donated by the public at a range of places, such as schools, churches, and supermarket collection points.
Supermarket chains donate a lot of food that is surplus, for a variety of reasons such as labelling errors and incorrect forecasting.
Supermarket chains donate a lot of food that is surplus, for a variety of reasons such as labelling errors and incorrect forecasting.
Farms and gardens also donate their fresh produce to distribution centres, such as Fareshare and local food banks.
Farms and gardens also donate their fresh produce to distribution centres, such as Fareshare and local food banks.
Fareshare sort through the food which then gets shared between smaller food banks.
Fareshare sort through the food which then gets shared between smaller food banks.
The food banks and food hubs then deliver the food
The food banks and food hubs then deliver the food
parcels to people who need it the most.
parcels to people who need it the most.
Acknowledgements
Very Local Food Hub
Phoenix Food Hub
Brightstore
Brighton Food Bank
Fareshare
Saunders park Edible Garden
Laines organic Farm
Rock Farm
Muir at Brighton Food Factory
Abbie at Co Op
Sainsburys