Notting Hill Carnival
Since I moved to London in 2018, joining the Notting Hill Carnival on the last weekend of August has been a habit, broken only by the Covid pandemic, which brought the event to a halt in 2020 and 2021.
Born out of London's Caribbean community in the 1960s, at a time of real racial tension, the Carnival began as a way to celebrate identity and bring people together. Decades on, it has become one of the largest street festivals in Europe: two days when West London gives itself over to steel pan and massive sound systems. The whole city is welcome to join in.
More than just a street party, it has always been an act of belonging, a community claiming the streets and sharing its culture with everyone. That is what keeps me coming back.
This series gathers some of the shots I've taken over the years.
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