North London

2020s

Photographs by Seán Anthony

Seán Anthony is a photographer and visual artist from Tottenham, North London. He specialises in social documentary and storytelling, aiming to explore the relationships between people and environments. His work reflects on how these spaces shape our lived experiences. His current personal projects engage with themes such as class and identity, notions of home and belonging, human intimacy and alienation, memory, and the allure of escapism.

His work has been recognised within the industry, including as a winner of the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain, a finalist in Trieste Photo Days’ Urban Photo Awards, and shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition.

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Vernon 'The Entertainer' moved to Tottenham from Jamaica with his mother in 1962, when he was six years old. He became a professional boxer and, after his boxing career, an electrician. After visiting Jamaica in 2005, he was denied re-entry to Britain and remained in Jamaica for the next thirteen years, destitute, alone, and without access to necessary healthcare. Due to his relentless campaigning, Vernon's story played a vital role in bringing public attention to the Windrush scandal, and his decision to take the British government to the High Court resulted in the resignation of former Home Secretary Amber Rudd and justice for other victims. He finally returned to the place he had always considered home in 2018.”

- Seán Anthony

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