Author Archives: Jonathan Swain

Miu Miu Spring Dance

© 2013 Jonathan Swain. All rights reserved.

This video was made to celebrate a lovely day in Brighton, so good I had to get up on the table and do a modest jig. It was also the final season for the pair of MiuMiu shoes that I … Continue reading

NIGHTWORKER

© 2011 Jonathan Swain. All rights reserved.

My conversations with the nightworkers were all charming, generous and full of good humour. I thought it would be coffee, cigs and grumpiness but it’s a different world. Emptier roads means different geographies, 24hr café’s a different diet, less background … Continue reading

SAFEWAY (2006)

© 2011 Jonathan Swain. All rights reserved.

The last day before conversion into a Morrisons. St James’s St. Kemptown. Brighton.

NIGHTWORKER (2010)

© 2011 Jonathan Swain. All rights reserved.

This year I have spent too much time sorting out exhibitions and being frustrated by (still) dormant landlords, agents and owners of empty shops. When the Photofringe asked if I was doing another exhibition I decided that it would be … Continue reading

Pull thru

© 2010 Jonathan Swain. All rights reserved.

According to my trainer, a Cable Pull Through is a harsh exercise involving a column of weights. Gavin says that it’s a bit embarrassing to do in the gym, but that nothing is better for firming up the hams. In … Continue reading