Ciara Leeming

Freelance photographer, writer and facilitator. Recovering print journalist. she/her. www.ciaraleeming.co.uk/links

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Do I have the energy to start again with Tumblr, as a possible alternative to Instagram?

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One of the stars of the show graced the opening. #romaproject

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Turn Sideways in the Wind exhibition started yesterday at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Not the easiest shape space to photograph but I'm pleased with how it looks. #romaproject

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So this happened today... Turn Sideways in the Wind opens this Sat at Salford Museum and Art Gallery and runs until 24 April. Opening event 1-3pm on Sat. #romaproject

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Took the boy to Middlesbrough (5 hr round trip) yesterday, to meet one of the families I've documented in my Roma project. I was shocked to learn the dad has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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Checking out exhibition prints.. Exciting!

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Latifa with one of my photos from Romania in 2011. Roma project.

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Checking out the space at Salford Art Gallery where I'll have a small exhibition of local Roma project work from Dec-April

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This week I am taking over the @icp Instagram feed as part of ICP's current exhibition, Take Ten. I'll be sharing some images from my work with Romani communities living in the UK, which began in 2009. #taketenicp #documentingwomen #womensrights #romani #EverydayUK

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Nice to finally be able to hand over 500 (less 5) copies of the newspaper I've put together using work produced with two young Romani participants during the 12-month Roma MATRIX project

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Nice to finally be able to hand over 500 (less 5) copies of the newspaper I've put together using work produced with two young Romani people during the Roma MATRIX project

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Lukas tags along on a visit to one of my Roma project families.

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I have turned these young Roma kids into rhubarb crumble addicts. Or pie, as they prefer to call it

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I have some Roma work in this show in Geneva next week.. Ramona's little girl Latifa is in the poster

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Anina, from my Roma project, who had a (happy, wanted) arranged marriage at 17 and now, a year on, has a two-week old daughter. Anina hopes to study for a maths degree at Uni in due course

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...and the bride. I never did work out who the groom was... #romaproject