Davenant 📸
@marcdavenant.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, two time winner of the Portrait of Britain. My book ‘Outsiders’ documenting homelessness is available from Bluecoat Press. My website is https://marcdavenant.com
The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The bridge which used to lead to the Orgreave coking plant, where the police attacked striking miners in 1984. Hundreds of police officers then perjured themselves to support a blatantly political prosecution. The trial collapsed but nobody was ever held to account, Some scars never heal.
Bulmer’s colour photos of the North of England have become legendary and the original version of this book was the best selling book by Bluecoat Press. It’s now out of print there and being redone by Image and Reality with a lot of extra photos. It will be a book to treasure.
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Bulmer’s colour photos of the North of England have become legendary and the original version of this book was the best selling book by Bluecoat Press. It’s now out of print there and being redone by Image and Reality with a lot of extra photos. It will be a book to treasure.
The new version of John Bulmer’s book The North looks fantastic but will only happen if it hits its target on Kickstarter. This is a book which needs to be published, please support it if you can www.kickstarter.com/projects/fru...
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The new version of John Bulmer’s book The North looks fantastic but will only happen if it hits its target on Kickstarter. This is a book which needs to be published, please support it if you can www.kickstarter.com/projects/fru...
Planet of the Apes set, California, 1967 by Dennis Stock. When eating in the canteen the extras subconsciously segregated themselves, with the orangutans, chimpanzees and gorillas all sitting in groups and not mixing. Like a mirror of society.
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Planet of the Apes set, California, 1967 by Dennis Stock. When eating in the canteen the extras subconsciously segregated themselves, with the orangutans, chimpanzees and gorillas all sitting in groups and not mixing. Like a mirror of society.
From my Nighthawks series.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
From my Nighthawks series.
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From my Nighthawks series.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
From my Nighthawks series.
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‘A row of coal miners' houses with no windows to the street’, Halifax, 1937 by Bill Brandt. Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
‘A row of coal miners' houses with no windows to the street’, Halifax, 1937 by Bill Brandt. Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons...”
The Grim Reaper comes to claim his prize, a composite image by Frank Hurley, Ypres, 1917.
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons...”
The Grim Reaper comes to claim his prize, a composite image by Frank Hurley, Ypres, 1917.
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons...”
The Grim Reaper comes to claim his prize, a composite image by Frank Hurley, Ypres, 1917.
Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons...”
The Grim Reaper comes to claim his prize, a composite image by Frank Hurley, Ypres, 1917.
'I stood with the dead so forsaken and still, when dawn was grey I stood with the dead'
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'I stood with the dead so forsaken and still, when dawn was grey I stood with the dead'
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Siegfried Sassoon
Battle-scarred at barracks, Ypres, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
“I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair...”
Hooge, Ypres Sector, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair...”
Hooge, Ypres Sector, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
“I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair...”
Hooge, Ypres Sector, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair...”
Hooge, Ypres Sector, 1917 by Frank Hurley.
Use of images from the Outsiders project is limited by agreement to the book, the exhibition, approved media channels and charity partners in furtherance of their charitable objects. I can’t approve use outside of this without going back to participants to get consent.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Use of images from the Outsiders project is limited by agreement to the book, the exhibition, approved media channels and charity partners in furtherance of their charitable objects. I can’t approve use outside of this without going back to participants to get consent.
The Outsiders exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now in storage until it goes to Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow in March next year. It will be the longest period without a display of this exhibition somewhere since 2023.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Outsiders exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now in storage until it goes to Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow in March next year. It will be the longest period without a display of this exhibition somewhere since 2023.
Last chance to see the Outsiders exhibition on homelessness at the Courtyard in Hereford as it closes today at 5pm
November 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Last chance to see the Outsiders exhibition on homelessness at the Courtyard in Hereford as it closes today at 5pm
Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris in 1959 by Frank Horvat. This is a remarkable image.
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris in 1959 by Frank Horvat. This is a remarkable image.
As stocks of the Outsiders book are now running low, and signed copies are out of stock, I am thinking of making 20 newly signed copies available together with a signed 6x4 print from the series. Prints from Outsiders are very rare. Is there any interest in me doing this?
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As stocks of the Outsiders book are now running low, and signed copies are out of stock, I am thinking of making 20 newly signed copies available together with a signed 6x4 print from the series. Prints from Outsiders are very rare. Is there any interest in me doing this?
The stretch target for the Outsiders exhibition was three venues and 20,000 visitors. So far it’s been seen by around 120,000 visitors and has had 12 bookings. The feedback on the exhibition has been overwhelmingly positive with many people saying it has changed their views on homelessness.
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The stretch target for the Outsiders exhibition was three venues and 20,000 visitors. So far it’s been seen by around 120,000 visitors and has had 12 bookings. The feedback on the exhibition has been overwhelmingly positive with many people saying it has changed their views on homelessness.
Only a few days left to see my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing at the Courtyard in Hereford which closes on Saturday at 5pm. After that the only opportunity to see it will be next year at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow.
October 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Only a few days left to see my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing at the Courtyard in Hereford which closes on Saturday at 5pm. After that the only opportunity to see it will be next year at Street Level Photoworks in Glasgow.
Widower, 1914 by August Sander.
“I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people...”
August Sander
“I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people...”
August Sander
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Widower, 1914 by August Sander.
“I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people...”
August Sander
“I hate nothing more than sugary photographs with tricks, poses and effects. So allow me to be honest and tell the truth about our age and its people...”
August Sander
He was a lovely man and I spent hours with him in Manchester hearing his life story. Always had a twinkle in his eye and had such potential. Sadly he had always had problems with substance abuse. It’s a great loss that he’s gone and that makes five people from Outsiders who are now dead.
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
He was a lovely man and I spent hours with him in Manchester hearing his life story. Always had a twinkle in his eye and had such potential. Sadly he had always had problems with substance abuse. It’s a great loss that he’s gone and that makes five people from Outsiders who are now dead.
Here he is next to a poster of his poem ‘Sleeping with my boots on’ which was poster up all over Manchester the previous year as part of an initiative on homelessness, He was delighted it was shown by the council but was never paid for it by them.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Here he is next to a poster of his poem ‘Sleeping with my boots on’ which was poster up all over Manchester the previous year as part of an initiative on homelessness, He was delighted it was shown by the council but was never paid for it by them.
Desperately sad to hear that Lawrence McGill (aka Riff Raff) passed away last year. Lawrence was an artist and poet with lived experience of homelessness and was one of our participants in the Outsiders project.
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Desperately sad to hear that Lawrence McGill (aka Riff Raff) passed away last year. Lawrence was an artist and poet with lived experience of homelessness and was one of our participants in the Outsiders project.
Lonely man in the mist, from my Nighthawks series.
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Lonely man in the mist, from my Nighthawks series.
Well the Leica Q2 Monochrom has been such a revelation that I’m not sure I’m going to use another camera for the foreseeable future. I’m totally sold on this one.
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Well the Leica Q2 Monochrom has been such a revelation that I’m not sure I’m going to use another camera for the foreseeable future. I’m totally sold on this one.
From my Nighthawks series.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
From my Nighthawks series.
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Delighted to say that we now have five bookings for my Rebellion! exhibition exploring protest as an essential part of our cultural identity. It will be shown in Newcastle, Birkenhead, Lichfield, Ynyshir and Hereford. Bookings are now open from January 2028 onwards.
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Delighted to say that we now have five bookings for my Rebellion! exhibition exploring protest as an essential part of our cultural identity. It will be shown in Newcastle, Birkenhead, Lichfield, Ynyshir and Hereford. Bookings are now open from January 2028 onwards.