“While documenting a children's running club in a small Romanian town, I captured this fantastic selfie with the group. These amazing kids left me with great memories of our time together that will stay with me forever."—Scott Ramsey, a British Photographer and Documentary Maker who travels the world looking for stories.
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Thankfully after 30 years I still have a passion for telling stories, and when the story is right, I don't always need to be commissioned to pick up my cameras. Heck, the day I stop wanting to document life and share the story of a city, and its people is the day I'll retire.
Read MoreUK Documentary Photographer, Scott Ramsey, spends the night photographing the Littlehampton Bonfire Night celebrations in West Sussex. For the last 64 years, members of the Littlehampton Bonfire Society have worked tirelessly to keep their traditional bonfire celebrations alive. Their motto ' We Burn To Do Good' and here’s my photo essay.
Read MoreFiona England is mum to 11 year old Dan who has Down's Syndrome. Fiona is 50 years old in December and in anticipation of this she's aiming to swim 50K - in 5 epic 10K swims - in rivers, lakes and the sea to raise money for charity.
Read MoreThe Kent town of Ramsgate commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, recently with a weekend of war time themed events. A Spitfire gave a fly past, bands played and 1940s music filled the air as visitors mixed with historical re-enactors dressed as WW2 soldiers along the quayside. However the highlight of the weekend for me and the reason I was attending with my cameras was to photograph the returning Dunkirk Little Ships.
Read MoreLast week I started work on a new photo-essay about the oldest freshwater outdoor public swimming pool in the United Kingdom, Pells Pool in Lewes.
Read MoreThe 8th of May 2015 marked the 70th Anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) and the end of the second world war in Europe. Many of the services and events were held in London, however local communities were also encouraged to take part. Remembering the old black and white photographs taken at the time I wanted to document a community street party for myself and so I headed along the coast to Portsmouth in Hampshire to see if I could find one.
Read MoreI have always lived near the sea and whenever possible I grab my camera and head down to the beach to clear my head and take some photos. In Worthing there's a pier which I have photographed many times before however recently I wanted to try something different. I not only wanted to capture the look of the pier but I also wanted to record the sounds……
Read MoreBuilt in the late 1930's, Saltdean Lido looks rather unloved and sorry for it's self as you catch a glimpse of it whilst traveling along the A259 coast road in East Sussex, UK. This derelict art deco Lido has been closed for several years with only local seagulls able to enjoy the open air swimming pool. Once a must go to place for holiday makers during the golden age of the 1930's over 160 Lido's where built across the UK.
Read MoreBanging and chanting filled the air on the Eve of the Twelfth Night (5th of January) in the ancient village of Tarring in West Sussex, UK. 'Waes Haeil' was the cry as the annual Wassailing at Tarring awakened the tree spirits on a cold winters night. Green men, dancing, shouting and toast in a tree all part of this archaic ritual.
Read MoreEach year the Winter Solstice is celebrated in a unique way in Brighton, East Sussex. On the shortest day of the year (December the 21st) the city is filled with light and its residents are roused from their winter slumber as lanterns are paraded through the streets. Accompanied by loud drumming and whistles being blown the Burning The Clocks event awakens the darkest of winter nights.
Read MoreIt was a cold and frosty December night, as I headed to the Arundel By Candlelight Christmas event to take some photographs. Arundel is a small market town famous for it's medieval castle, antique shops and historic buildings. The River Arun runs through the town which is very popular with tourists and day trippers. Each year the Arundel Chamber of Commerce organises the Christmas event and supported by local traders the town centre is filled with Christmas lights, market stalls and thousands of visitors enjoying the festivities. This years event was no exception, and as......
Read MoreIt might have been raining and a bit dark last weekend however nothing could stop residents in my village turn on the Christmas Lights. I love Christmas time and photographing local communities and traditional events so I grabbed my camera to photograph the event.
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