Dan Higginson
Medway-BASED Documentary PHOTOGRAPHer
Dan Higginson is a Freelance Photographer from Rochester, Kent. Working in multiple formats, his work focuses on themes of documenting connection and commonality.
The Islanders.
(work in progress)
Off the northern coast of Kent, the Isle of Sheppey is a marshy stretch of land that feels like a world unto itself. The island is home to about forty thousand residents who spread across the thirty-six square miles of dense, dark London clay that gives rise to windswept grassy swamplands. Its weathered landscape dotted with small working-class towns and an abundance of caravan sites.
Homeless World Cup.
From misfortune to athletics, hundreds of individuals who’ve found a better path through Street Soccer coalesce for a life-changing opportunity to compete in their country’s colours. The Homeless World Cup is a life-changing sporting event that aims to change the perceptions and attitudes towards people experiencing homelessness.
Without this, I wouldn’t be here.
Learning about a community born of enormous trust in each other; every moment in training is one overzealous movement from lights out.
Adult Youth Club.
An exploration of the loss of youth. Particularly the misconception that the loss of youth means losing touch with the things you’ve been passionate about your entire life.
Watching the world go mad
Documenting a monumental shift in perception through nationally restricted means.