Photography.

Explore a carefully curated selection of Vanley's iconic pieces. Each photograph tells a unique story, inviting you to delve into the rich visual narratives and evoke a deeper connection to the subjects and their experiences.

9. Fairs and Bonfires at Handsworth Park where events were well attended by the local community and youths. 1973.jpg
Young men on a see-saw in Handsworth Park. 1984.jpg
32 A bridesmaid at a wedding in West Bromwich. 1979.jpg
83. A Rastafarian market trader polishing his wares at his stall, West Bromwich. 2008.jpg
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African Liberation Day, Handsworth Park. Crowd listens to speakers, from Africa, America the Caribbean bring news and information of the black Diaspora. 1977.jpg
93. An elderly gentleman sitting on a bench, Handsworth Park. 2011.jpg
Boy with flag. Wilfred in Handsworth Park. 1970.jpg
61.Handsworth Park, Marcus Garvey Day celebration. 2005.jpg
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97. Barbara Walker drew portraits of young black men directly on the walls during her artist residency at The New Art Gallery Walsall. 2011.jpg
77. Young men outside The Drum arts centre, Aston. 2008.jpg
82. Men fill the grave of a young man who was shot. 2008.jpg
66. Two paperboys watch a television news crew reporting on the previous night’s riot in Lozells Road. 2005.jpg
50. Mohammed Ali is mobbed by a crowd outside Rustie's Restaurant, Soho Road, Handsworth. 1987.jpg
41. A woman ironing in the house she shares with a group of Rastafarian women, Fentham Road. 1983.jpg
42. Annual National Convention of the Black-Led Churches in England at Bingley Hall, where Symphony Hall now stands. 1983.jpg
51. Ivy House Pub, Soho Road, was one of many Black-owned businesses in Handsworth. 1987.jpg
53. Dominoes at The Bulls Head, Lozells Road. 1988.jpg
43. Siffa Sound System, playing the Carnival, Handsworth Park. 1983.jpg
40. Family members wait for the start of my grandmother’s funeral. 1981.jpg
4. Girls perform the songs of The Supremes. 1970.jpg
35. Young people attending the West Indian Federation Centre in Winson Green. 1979.jpg
37. An anti-Nazi protest preventing the National Front from holding a meeting in West Bromwich. 1979.jpg
29. Anti-National Front demonstrators in the Bull Ring on their way to Digbeth where the National Front was attempting to hold a meeting. 1978.jpg
7. Velrose, Cannon Hill Park. 1972.jpg
24. Dave Butcher, activist and organiser, being arrested by police during an anti-immigration protest in Saltley. 1978.jpg
31. Anti-Nazi demonstrators attack police, angry that they are protecting a National Front meeting at the Digbeth Civic Centre. 1978.jpg
15. Out-riders head the Africa Liberation Day rally, Rookery Road, Handsworth. 1977.jpg
17. Africa Liberation Day march through Handsworth. 1977.jpg