Who is Kerry Murray?
Kerry Murray is an expat Kiwi, photographer, photojournalist and writer, living in the UK and the photographer behind the photo series 'Portraits of the Resistance' and the DJ interviewer behind the music-based 'Desert Island Disc'style interviews.
Quote: "..When the first Covid lockdown started on the 26th March 2020, I can’t deny my shock. There had been rumours for a month or so about a coming UK lockdown, strong ones, though to my mind, perhaps naively, I just didn’t think it was either imminent or feasible. I’d recently returned from a business trip to Singapore, where I had witnessed the building curiosity and panic concerning this virus being called SARS-COV-2 aka Covid-19. Splashed across the mainstream news were terrifying images of men in white suits walking the streets, people confined to their residences, bodybags on the ground and so (sooooo) many masks. Before I left Singapore in February 2020, there was clearly a consensus that Covid was heading that direction. Sure enough, a few days after my arrival back in the UK the country went into ‘Lockdown’..."
Since his return from Singapore, the multi-talented Kerry has been archiving the freedom movement in several forms where he wears the hat of photographer and radio interviewer.
Postcards from the Resistance
A photo series by Kerry featuring many of the more famous faces of the freedom movement
Click on the links to jump to each profile
Sounds of the Resistance
In the series, Kerry changes his skin and puts on the cloak of a DJ in this series of music-based interviews loosely based on the concept of 'Desert Island Discs'.
Mark Playne! (Not On The Beeb)
Darren Nesbit (The Light)
IMAGES OF FREEDOM
Here are some of Kerry's images of time during lockdown starting with my personal favourite.
I simply adore this image as many of you might know my personal story with the smile of freedom and the smile of freedom t-shirts we made at NOTB
Kerry doesn't know any more than he saw it over Bristol.
I found this story about the face here
Who flew the plane?
Does anyone know more about the pilot or their reasons?
See more of Kerry's images here: https://kerrymurrayphotography.substack.com/p/they-were-there
PORTRAITS OF THE RESISTANCE
Danny Rampling
Portraits of the Resistance
The world renowned DJ, whose career spans over 30 years, from the early days of Hip-Hop, to the emergence of the House music of Chicago, Detroit and New York in the late 1980’s, into the Acid House and Balearic sounds of the 1988/89 Summer of Love, Danny Rampling’s talent, contribution and legacy to the dance music scene in the United Kingdom and across the World cannot be overstated.
Mark Devlin
Portraits of the Resistance
Mark Devlin the DJ has gig’d (sic) in over 40 countries. As a journalist and author he has published 4 groundbreaking books. As a podcaster and interviewer he’s spoken to some of the most enlightened minds of our time. Mark is a man on a mission, and his mission is the truth…
Right Said Fred
Portraits of the Resistance
Right Said Fred’s ‘I’m Too Sexy’ was the standout smash hit single of the Summer of 1991. Even now, you can travel virtually anywhere in the world confident in the knowledge that this Ivor Novello winning single is going to be familiar to all but the most musically ignorant ears…
SEE THE NOT ON THE BEEB VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH RIGHT SAID FRED HERE
Katie Hopkins
Portraits of the Resistance
The neighbourly and absurdly lovely “Hello, hello, come on in…” I receive upon arriving at Katie’s house is equally unexpected and wonderful. She’s warmer than I’d expected, but then, I’m not sure I had any massive expectations. I knew the name, the face, the gusto, the reputation.
Gareth Icke
Portraits of the Resistance
Gareth Icke. One of the more recognisable names in the sphere of ‘conspiracy theorists’, well, that is besides his father, the legendary and infamous David Icke.
Matthew Nelson aka DJ Slipmatt
Portraits of the Resistance
