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Itispurelycoincidencethatwehavetwoentries portrayingpostagestamps,oneadeliberatechoice byJonathanWilliamsinthediscoveryofKingEdward VIIstamps,andtheotherbeinga‘topay‘stamp affixedtoa‘lastpost’postcardsentfromthetrenches ofWorldWar1.Twototallydifferentstoriesbutone withparticulartragedyandpoignancy.

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PaulAshleyhasfeaturedactorsportrayingcharacters fromplaysyeteachactormustcarrythemselvesinto theparttheyareplayingjustaswedoas photographerswhenengagingwithanysubject matter.Justhowmuchofthecharacteristheactor?

TomOwenshascapturedaviewofanticipationand hopeinthebuild-uptothelastgameofIpswich Town’smonumentalperformanceofthe2023-24that ultimatelygainedthementryintothePremiership.

PaulAshleyARPS

Thesuspensionofdisbeliefletsanaudienceignore theunrealityoftheatre.Itoperateswhenanactor persuadesus,usingset,costume,make-up,speech andactingability,toseethatthey‘reallyare’the charactertheyareperforming.Myimagesshowhow muchunrealitywearewillingtoignore-differencesin surroundings,gender,skincolour,personality,morals andevenbiologicalspecies.Actorsshowusthe characterstheyalsoare;Ishowtheactorsthattheir charactersreallyare

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MarkAnthony, JuliusCaesar (WilliamShakespeare)

TomOwensARPS

I’mnotabigfootballfanbutcomingfromLiverpool,Ihavetoshowsomesemblanceof interest.MytokenteamisEverton,sowithIpswichTownalsobeingablueteam,IthoughtI’d photographthebuilduptothelastmatchoftheirChampionshipseasonin2024. Theseimagesweremadetwohoursbeforekick-off.IThefeelingIgotwasthatofbeliefand hopeforthefutureofIpswich.Premiershipfootballapparentlyhasmanyknock-oneffectsto localeconomies.