BUY BACK BRIXTON/Bye Black Brixton: Streets paved with Souls, is the dual title release of issue twenty-four of Waiting2xhair Zine, set for August 2026. In this edition we hone-in on how various groups of people/residents/activists/revellers… take over, and make use the Brixton streets, mainly during summer events, but also all year round. The first title, “Buy Back Brixton”, refers to an initiative by a group of young local entrepreneurs, to buy back Brixton market from the looming threat of purchase by outside property investors, who may or may not share our view regarding it’s uniqueness and local vibe. It is an attempt to control and thus protect that which we local residents have come to know and love. “Bye Black Brixton”, the second of the two titles, is a lament. It refers to witnessing the once famous black community, slowly vapourising before our eyes in time and space. As more new people arrive from far-off locations, to take up residency here, we’re literally watching a cultural shift. Buy Back Brixton/Bye Black Brixton, thus proving that two things can be true at the same time.
Issue 24 is the continuance of my thirteen year (so far) photo project, documenting Brixton for prosperity, and I’m capturing new images daily. Whatever you might think of this area, it has always been colourful, an interesting place to visit, and for me, a place I have always called home. Producing, and selling the Zines directly on the streets, has allowed me to meet a lot of wonderful, encouraging, and like-minded people. It has been an excellent vehicle for raising the necessary funds in order to self-publish the endgame photo book, covering the full thirteen years (or more), something I intend to publish, once I eventually reach my financial target.
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CATCH TWENTY-THREE: FISHING FOR FRAMES, is really a mission statement rather than a theme. It represents my twenty-third catch of: Best Random Images eXpanded To One Narrative, on this great Brixton Zine quest of mine. I think I’m gonna adopt “Fisher of frames” as my new title, because it more accurately describes what it is that I do. I’m not merely a street photographer, or a documenter, although I do love engaging in these roles. Throughout the week, I can be constantly found, fishing for frames, sometimes for my various projects, and sometimes, like an angler, just for fun.
For this Issue twenty-three, I have selected some of my favourite frames caught over the thirteen years, that I have been fully engaged on this journey. Sixty pages, laid-out as per usual, in glossy A5 format. These aren’t just editions, they are keep-sakes, and I sincerely believe that one day they will be held to be much more valuable, to those who own a physical copy, than the mere cover-price suggests. Make sure you get your copy before they sell out, as when they sell out, that is it!… Limited editions ting… ZUM
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I.O.U. Smile for me Jamaica… Waiting2Xhair Issue 22 is here… In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the Island’s worst tropical storm in the history of the country, I decided that a part of my payback (hence I.O.U) would be to publish an edition of my Zine, highlighting some of Jamaica’s more positive contributions to the world. This small but indefatigable nation is where my parents hale from, and as a result, is a place that has held a lot of meaning for me, even though I was born here in London. When the UK education system wasn’t able to fully tell me who I actually was, Jamaica was able to step in like a foster dad, and say: “Come yah bwoy!…”
I visited Jamaica for the very first time in 2012, and carried my camera everywhere I went [albeit a video camera] I produced a set of video clips, realityTV style, that I bundled onto YouTube under the project name Jamaica 101. This edition 22 of my Zine, although thirteen years later, is actually an augmentation of that trip, and at the same time, a celebration of the Jamaica-essence, that is abundant here in UK…
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UNIFORMITY is the topic for issue number 21, of Waiting2Xhair, which launched recently August 2025. I initially started my Zine in order to document lifestyle and family. Then, somewhere along the line, the scope of the Zine suddenly pivoted, the new aim now being, to document changes in my beloved area of Brixton, over time. This, as many of you know, was projected to be a ten year project, that originally began in 2013, but only morphed into what it is today, with it’s current vertical orientation in 2023. All that being said, it is the same publication, but with a very different focus.
What I’ve discovered along this winding journey to document change, is that many unexpected things, can also remain constant over the stated period. The demographic in the local area is definitely changing, but the general vibe and the energy on the streets remains very similar. There is a uniformity of sorts that runs alongside diversity. The saying: “The more things change, the more they remain the same,” comes to mind. Enjoy…
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NEGATIVE SPACE: the final frontier… These are the documentary photowalks of the Media Assassin Extraordinaire CrossHair. His ten year mission, to capture, this strange, ever-changing, self-renewing, space-oddity, urbanoscape, known as Brixton. To seek out new life, and odd cultural collaborations; to boldly go, where no street-shotta has dared to venture before… Welcome to Street Trek: Waiting2Xhair Issue number 20; The Odd Socks are about to arrive…
What are the Odd Socks? Who are the Odd Socks? What do they do?… and where does one find them?… Well as the subtitle on this issue number twenty suggests, they are life’s little curveballers, who lean into their oddness, and in so doing, make for an interesting documentary capture. No tale of Brixton could ever be complete, without the odd, Odd Socksers, or two, Briccy being an area with more than it’s fair share of em, if I’m being honest. So here’s to the strange ones, the outliers, the non-conformists, who brighten up our day by mere virtue of their very presence… Zum
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Q1. Have you been framed?… Q2. Do you come from the Endz?… (Q2a. Do you even know what the Endz are?) Q3. Are you a witting, or unwitting participant of The Endz Game?… Welcome to Issue number n-n-n-nineteen of Waiting2Xhair photo Zine, entitled: The Endz Game: You’ve been framed. If, as the saying goes, the Endz, justify the means, then the means, is how members of the community attain some kind of escape-velocity, from the mental captivity of our murky pool environment. This is what I’ve termed: The Endz Game!…
This special exhibition issue, focuses squarely on this aspect of the journey so far. The usual sixty pages, of the documented interactivity of the streets, of my Brixton in full colour, which augments my first solo exhibition, held at the Lambeth Archives. The exhibition runs from December 12th 2024, until January 2025. So if you’re in the area, do pop in and have a peruse around, as it’s absolutely free.
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Issue #18 of Waiting2Xhair has finally launched, this time, with a bit of a racial-political slant. Entitled: Trading Places, this edition, takes our journey to explore the changing energy of Brixton, just that little deeper. Whether Brixton’s current change in racial demographic over time is down to straight up Social Cleansing, or just the Market forces of the day, we attempt to highlight the phenomenon in this edition, hence the subhead: White Space, Black Space…
This edition contains the usual sixty pages of documentary street photography, capturing the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the downright ugly, on quality paper, not pulling any punches or staging any set-up shots. This is real photography peeps, with real subjects living real life! This particular chapter of the story, basically just unfolded itself though the pages as laid-out, without too much fuss or head scratching, or the usual frantic searching for images on my part. I don’t know about you, but to me that’s a sign!… Don’t you just love when a good plan comes together?… I know that I do.
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The long awaited Issue #17 of Waiting2Xhair: Stand and Deliver, (April 2024) has now been launched. I published only one Zine in 2023, because issue #16 sold so well, that I focussed almost my entire efforts on getting copies of them out the door. This is a good thing, as funds are needed to self-publish my first book — my ten year project to capture Brixton, as it morphs into whatever it is to become.
Issue #17 subtitled: Stand and Deliver follows on the heels of that successful Zine. The usual sixty pages, A5, in the new vertical format, my aim is for it to do exactly what it says on the tin. As the front cover depicts, we honour the Windrush Generation, by capturing some of the high profile celebrations that marked the 75th anniversary of the ship’s landing, and those initial first steps in London, right here in Brixton. Those who made the journey from the Caribbean to the mother country, undertook a major task… They definitely stood and delivered, and hence, should never be forgotten.
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Issue #16 of Waiting2Xhair is finally out (April 1st 2023), and this edition is a bonefidé classic Streetphoto Zine. Not only that, but it is my first publication set in vertical orientation. Entitled: Snap Decisions: Brixton, the place where we Dwell, this one is a selection of street images snapped mostly along the famous high street, or “the strip”, as I call it. This artsy, photobook style SIXTY pager, is intended to be the precursor, and a sneak preview to my actual book, based around the same topic, and covering the span of ten years, set to be launched sometime in 2024. It will be a hefty tome, (page count yet to be set) and definitely one to watch out for, so in the meantime, you can grab your Zine-time, with this my latest offering…
I would like to thank all those who have been very supportive along my photographic journey, those who have purchased previous copies of my Zine, and those who follow me on my various social media outlets. I can be currently found in my various guises on Youtube, Insta, Facebook, and of course WordPress. You can also catch me on Vero@jetblakink. If you haven’t already, feel free to check me out wherever is easiest… Zum!
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Issue #15 landed on December 21st, 2022, and is my very first attempt, at an End Of Year Sankofa Zine, or “looking back” edition. Sixty pages of colourful documenting, of some of our most memorable events, that me and my JetBlakInk™ team, have captured over the last twelve months. 2022 turned out to be quite a busy year of filming video, and shooting photography, and it was nice to get back into the flow, following the fallow years since Rona. We’ve captured some real community classics in this issue, some fun moments, as well as some historical ones.
This edition pays tribute to some of the black communities unsung heroes and “sheroes” behind many of these events, that we often take for granted. The documenting of these, brings me a step closer to my promised first book release. I won’t say too much about it at this stage, only that I promised myself that I would publish a book, ten years after getting back into photography. Now that 2023 is on the horizon, and my time of capturing images for this project is virtually up, and so I am looking to publish my first hardback photobook, hopefully, God willing, within the next twelve months, so keep your eyes on the prize…
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Issue #14 The Return of Notting Hill Carnival, (published 30th September 2022) is a collaboration between the Nine!… Join the nine members of The Black Photographer’s Union social media group, as we share our experience of shooting at this year’s Carnival. It has been two years since the last street event in Notting Hill, due to the Covid lockdowns, and so we thought it would be extra important to be there to capture it’s return in 2022. This edition is a bumper “sixty pager”, the largest issue so far. Get to know US, the black Urban Shottaz, through the images we showcase in this Zine.
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Issue #13 Life After Lockdown: Is this the new Normal?… has been released, 1st February 2022, and is now available for purchase. This is a family & Lifestyle documentary edition. Thirty-two beautiful pages, bursting with colour, printed on excellent quality silk paper. This time, we’re turning the cameras inward, and focusing squarely on life before, during, and especially after lockdown (now that it has finally ended, fingers crossed). Join us on our journey in the freeschooling, do-for-self world, that is so effortlessly captured the House of iCha in Waiting2Xhair #13.
Photographing, capturing and documenting the daily lifestyle of your own nearest and dearest through the ages, has got to be one of the most underrated, and yet, rewarding pursuits, any person can be engaged in at any time. It is your personal history in the making, sealed in the moment, which makes collecting these limited edition Zines are so important and valuable. We’ve only made 25 copies available, and when they’re all gone, that’s it!… Click the links provided below and order your copy fast!
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Where is Issue #12 I hear you ask?… Well, it’s still in production, so please be patient young Padowan!… Soon!… Soooooon!
Issue #11 RECKLESS EYEBALLIN: The Art of keeping it real… October 2021. Thirty-two pages: A combination of Street Photography, Documentary-Event, Street Portrait, and Raportage… In this Issue, we take a look at some of the Subsets of photography on the street. October being Black History Month, is hinted at with the loose association in the title…
Street photography for me, means escapism from the rigours of life. When I’m not tied up shooting events, editing some video, writing or engaged in some other form of MultipleMediaography, then this is what I’ll be found doing.
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Issue #10 JETBLAK2DFUTURE: “So you think you know me?” March 2021. It is all about my photographic journey, starting from when I was just a small boy. It touches on how I got started with cameras, who my inspirations were, and what guided my direction. It covers my early environment, and features some of the things I found interesting to shoot along the way. I think it is my most important edition to date, as it documents my history, and as we all know, history shapes the future. Family, friends, reggae music, soundsystems, and teenage political angst, feature heavily in this edition.
You might be wondering what happened to Issue #09?… Well, it is still in development, and because it is still ongoing, I decided to publish issue #10 first!… Manz can do that!… trussss
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REPARATION & EMANCIPATION…
Issue #08 HINDSIGHT IS 20/20 VISION: Reparation collaboration… This edition focuses on our local emancipation day event, held in Brixton’s Windrush Square, in South London, where I was joined by two of my colleague photographers, who also decided to document the proceedings. In this collaborative issue, we introduce ourselves, share some of the “moments” that caught our eye as individual photographers, and in so doing, highlight the importance of what we do as “Urban Shottaz”… You can order your copy below…
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THE JOURNEY TO NOTTING HILL…
Issue #07 NOTTING HILL: Destination Carnival… In this edition, we journey across London, to the Notting Hill Carnival. I’ve been going to carnival for years, before I decided to attempt to capture the adventure with my camera. It’s a huge project that requires a whole book to tell the story in truth, but the good thing with a Zine, is you get to test it out. Zines are 32 pages, full colour, on good quality gloss paper. Copies are available, so email: the_icha@yahoo.co.uk and order yours today… 😎
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COMMUNITY SERVICE, NOI…
Issue #06… COMMUNITY SERVICE: from Brixton with Love… Commemorating the Nation Of Islam, Brixton mosque for years of Community Service, as it finally closes the chapter on it’s home here, after nearly two decades…
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STREETPHOTOGRAPHY…
Issue #05 THE LIFE & TIMES OF BRIXISTANE: a shooting downtown. Thirty-two page edition where my passion for Street Photography is the only theme. Set around my hometown, Brixton in Sunny South London, the daily struggle to capture where we live… a constantly changing environment, almost unrecognisable from a decade or so ago.
It is one part of a longterm project, that I’ve been working on since 2013. The aim being to capture, the remaining elements of the area that I grew up in, before they are gone for ever, in the rapid changes of the 21st Century.
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HOMESCHOOLING…
Issue #01 BLAKMADGE IN SHOCKING COLOUR… The first edition, (a few copies still available) is about homeschooling with my daughter affectionately referred to as: BlakMadge™. I took up the challenge to Homeschool my youngest daughter when my wife suddenly passed in 2013. My wife was the one who taught me all I knew about Homeschooling up to that point. It’s been quite a journey, and having cameras on hand to catch our unique lifestyle, turned out to be a Blessing…
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DAD TIME…
Issue #02: HOMESCHOOL DADS… The second edition is also a lifestyle Zine, and again is themed around our Homeschooling exploits, but from the perspective of being a father of five, and juggling it with running my own business JetBlakInk™. Guiding my children into their purpose in life, by showing them, finding, and expressing mine…
SniperSniper™, AKA Joseph iCha, set the standard by being the first of us to published his written works in physical form. His first novel, Guardian Angel, pictured below, can also be purchased online…
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PRIVATE ZINES…
Issue #03 BEING EWCIA… Personal Zines, are Zines that we have produced, but which are not for general release. Either for our own archive, or for the people who feature in that particular issue…
Issue #03: Personal Zines…
Issue #04: Wedding Event Zines…
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