(NEW) The Little Drummer Girl, Bristol Pride 2022,
jacklowry47 posted a photo:
File M21
(Files: 2022004-0692 and 2022004-0693)
Junction of Anchor Road and Baldwin Street, Bristol, South West of England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 9th of July 2022.
About the photographs.
This photo was taken near the end of the parade march through the city centre. It was shot coming out of Baldwin Street and turning into Anchor Road.
I was trying to do a photojournalism and documentary kind of photography of the parade through the city from the start to the finish. I went back and forth alongside the parade, trying to find interesting shots, and I noticed them.
It looks to me that this guy with the drum is part of a marching band, he plays on the drums, along with the other drummers around him.
I think the girl next to him, is just marching along, or could be a friend of his. It looks like he let her have a go doing the drumming.
Why did I give those shots the title of The Little Drummer Girl?
Well, normally I prefer to use filenames, that way, should I want to re-edit the shots, I can always find the files, but most groups tend to want photos posted to the groups to have a title, not filename.
When trying to think of a title, I was thinking “girl” and “drumming” then somehow, I remembered a John le Carre spy novel titled The Little Drummer Girl. (I watched the movie adaptation, and have not yet read the book.)
So I thought why not.
About the event.
Bristol Pride is an annual festival held over couple of weeks, promoting equality for the various LGBT+ people, with a march through the city at a weekend.
The Bristol Pride started life in 1977 as a fundraiser for the local LGBT community, and evolved into an annual event held every year. There was a gap of only some years between 1994 to 2010 when it was restarted.
The 2022 march started at Castle Park, near Castle Street. The route took them past Cabot Circus, and went around the major shopping area by using The Horsefair and Union Street, and as they went down Union Street, they headed towards Castle Park. When they reached Castle Park, they turned into Wine Street, went into High Street, and into Baldwin Street, headed towards the A38 which is Anchor Road. This route took them into Canon’s Road, and ended up near the Bristol Aquarium.
The march was said to take about an hour, but as a photographer whom would go back and forth, up and down the line, looking for good shots, it took me at least a couple of hours to complete the route.
After the march, those whom bought tickets, can attend an evening musical festival at The Downs, approximately to the north-west of city centre. I did not attend this event, and by the time I got back to my friend’s home, I was worn out from the heat.
