After a few months of success in some ways but simultaneously almost no actual photography, it was nice today to work on a relatively uncomplicated assignment, photographing people and urban scenes for a forthcoming report on homelessness in Stoke on Trent. Everyone was lovely and obliging. The gloss was only taken off my day when someone really interesting who I really hoped to spend time with for my Roma project decided they didn’t want to get involved. For me the ups and downs of photography are immense – I get so much satisfaction when an interaction goes well with someone and then I can spent days brimming with hope and excitement, only to be deflated within seconds when something like this happens. Back to the drawing board there…positive mental attitude…