Nigel
Brunsdon
Photography of
Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction
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A Gift for Daniel
I’ve said it before, I’m lucky I get to spend time with so many people in the harm reduction community, I’m lucky I’m trusted to take photos of people and get the chance to show something about them to the wider world. But when someone you are staying with says “I want you to take some photos later, I have a lucha mask” then things can get … weird.
A Gift for Daniel
I’ve said it before, I’m lucky I get to spend time with so many people in the harm reduction community, I’m lucky I’m trusted to take photos of people and get the chance to show something about them to the wider world. But when someone you are staying with says “I want you to take some photos later, I have a lucha mask” then things can get … weird.
Ongoing Projects
Harm Reduction Heroes
Working in harm reduction all these years I've met some amazing people. I tend to think of them as a single harm reduction community, but in reality they are part of many distinct communities that share a basic philosophy. That philosophy, at it's purest, aims to reduce individual and community harms while working to 'meet people where they are at' (physically and mentally) without judgement.
Drug Use Equipment
I'm currently working on multiple projects covering drug use equipment, it's history and use. These include projects around drug related litter and a project documenting a beautiful collection of vintage drug paraphenalia.
The Hands Project
I started this project back in 2014 when I realised that one of the 'constants' in my photography was my obsession with people's hands. Many of the people in our harm reduction communities have hands that tell stories and/or reflect their personality. A significant portion of us have tattoos and scars documenting our lives.
Event Photography
Over the years I've been very lucky to attend events, seminars, conferences around the world, harm reduction cafés, or even just the times a small handful of us meet up in a friend's appartment for a meal. All of these times I can be found behind a camera.
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