Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast
Photographer Polly Braden's project highlights the lives of young people in coastal communities of England and Wales. The work aims to showcase their resilience amidst challenges such as poverty and limited opportunities. A touring exhibition will feature these stories and images, emphasizing the beauty and struggles of youth in these areas.
- ▪Polly Braden's project focuses on 16- to 25-year-olds living in coastal towns facing deprivation.
- ▪The Against the Tide series aims to amplify the voices of young people and their experiences.
- ▪Braden's work will be showcased in a touring exhibition starting in Bristol and moving to Colchester.
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Orson, a dancer, on Blackpool beach. Photographer Polly Braden says: ‘I want people to look at these pictures and go: oh wow, young people on the coast do so many different things … they’re amazing, they’re really fun.’ Photograph: Polly Braden/The GuardianView image in fullscreenOrson, a dancer, on Blackpool beach. Photographer Polly Braden says: ‘I want people to look at these pictures and go: oh wow, young people on the coast do so many different things … they’re amazing, they’re really fun.’ Photograph: Polly Braden/The GuardianAgainst the tideYoung peopleDeprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coastIn the Guardian’s Against the tide series, the documentary photographer got to know some ‘amazing’ 16- to…
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