Tom Hunter - “think global, act local"

Reading up on Tom Hunter, the first thing that grabbed my attention is how earthed his is when it comes to photography. He likes to get back to basics and take his time when making his photographs.
 He says, it's not about the price of your equipment or how much it's worth. It's more about capturing light.

The pieces of work I particularly like by Tom are the ones around him in Hackney, where he's lived for the past 10 or so years.
Hackney seems to get quite bad press from the papers, which hit a nerve with Tom.
The quote “think global, act local". is a very strong message and can be seen throughout his images.

He felt as if him and his peers were being victimised and portrayed as the scum of the earth, whereas they were just normal people.
His Series 'The Ghetto' was to hit back at the bad press and to show that his community had much more to offer than crime and poverty.
These are peoples places of work, where they bring up their children, their own little world.

This reminds me of the constant propaganda in the news and how hard it is to see or hear the real story.

There's always more than one side to a story.