Lee Thomas

News Photographer

© Lee Thomas
© Lee Thomas
London, July 12th 2016. Up to 300 young protesters march through central London to take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration. Beginning at the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square the protesters march to Downing Street via Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square, then on to Millbank, Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge where the demonstrators blocked the road. Pictured: Protesters march past Piccadilly Circus. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Eiffel Tower Fan Zone, Paris, France. 10th June, 2016. Football fans react to the game between France and Romania at the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone in Paris. Pictured: A French supporters waits on tenter hooks as Romania's Bogdan Stancu is about to take a penalty. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
King George and Queen Mary Room, London Marriott County Hall, London County Hall, London, UK. 17th May 2016. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage MEP, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg as well as EAW victim/ survivor Deborah Dark attend a Bruges Group event focusing on the issues surrounding the European Arrest Warrant. Pictured: Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg share a hot drink before their speeches at the Bruges Group event. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Place des Pyramides, Paris, France. 1st May 2016. Jean-Marie Le Pen, who led the National Front party from its foundation in 1972 until 2011 and is running for French president next year, gives a speech to Front National members and supporters next to the Joan of Arc statue in the Place des Pyramides, Paris. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London, UK. 22nd August, 2015. Hundreds of sun-worshippers enjoy the UK's largest urban beach at the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London. Pictured: Children enjoy the water fountain feature at Olympic Park. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
F The Shrove Tuesday event has become an annual traditional spectacle for the past 22 years. Pictured: // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk © Lee Thomas
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 26th April, 2014. A man undertakes Mundana at Varanasi, India. The Hindu ritual of head shaving signifies surrender and humility and it is one of the first rituals observed when a Hindu pilgrim reaches a place of sacred significance. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT. Tel. 077 8414 2973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com www.leept.co.uk © Lee Thomas
New Delhi, India, UK. 29th December 2012. India bans Leslee Udwin's "India's Daughter" Documentary. Archive images of the anti-rape demonstrations in the immediate aftermath of the rape in New Delhi. Pictured: Crowds of demonstrators take part in a night-time vigil at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Earlier that day news broke of the death of a victim of gang-rape. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk © Lee Thomas
The Old Bailey, London, UK. 4th March 2014. Charlie and Rebekah Brooks arrive at the Old Bailey to attend the phone hacking trial. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT. © Lee Thomas
© Lee Thomas
Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the UK premiere of his latest movie “What If” at the OdeonWest End, Leicester Square, London. © Lee Thomas
© Lee Thomas
Vauxhall Bridge, London, UK. 19th November, 2015. Boris Johnson MP, was given the finger by a passing fellow cyclists as the Mayor officially launches the capital’s first fully segregated cycle superhighway by joining the morning rush-hour riders along Vauxhall Bridge. The new continuous two-way separated cycle lane runs for 1.4 kilometres from Kennington Oval to Pimlico, offering a safe cycle-friendly route for all ages and abilities through Vauxhall gyratory and across Vauxhall Bridge. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London, UK. 25th April 2015. Over a thousand spectators together with The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence take part in the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London. This year is especially poignant as 2015 marks the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day. Pictured: The Band of the Scots Guards ready themselves before they accompany the service. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece. 18th September, 2015. Several thousand SYRIZA supporters converge on Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens to listen to the party's leader, Alexis Tsipras, and other political leaders before Greece's elections on Sunday. Only around 60 percent of Greeks who voted for SYRIZA in January are saying that they will back the leftists again, according to opinion polls. Pictured: Alexis Tsipras takes to the stage to cheers and flag waving from the crowd. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, London, E3 2UT. Tel. 07784142973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com. www.leept.co.uk (0000635435) © Lee Thomas
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 24th April, 2014. Several thousand BJP supporters lined the streets of Varanasi to greet Narendra Modi as he visited the Uttar Pradesh city to file his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections. © Lee Thomas
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Indian. 15th April 2014. Children take part in the Hanuman Jayanti festival in the narrow streets of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The celebration occurs on the 15th day of the Shukla Paksha during the month of Chaitra in the Hindu calendar. // Lee Thomas, Flat 47a Park East Building, Bow Quarter, 60 Fairfield Road, LONDON, E3 2UT. Tel. 077 8414 2973. Email: leepthomas@gmail.com www.leept.co.uk © Lee Thomas
© Lee Thomas

Incredible Lichfield Cathedral Christmas Light and Sound Show

Black Lives Matter Protesters March in London 12th July 2016

Eiffel Tower Fan Zone, Paris, France. 10th June, 2016. French supporters watch with trepidation the big screen at the Eiffel Tower Fan Zone as Romania's Bogdan Stancu takes a penalty.

King George and Queen Mary Room, London Marriott County Hall, London County Hall, London, UK. 17th May 2016. UKIP Leader Nigel Farage MEP, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg as well as EAW victim/ survivor Deborah Dark attend a Bruges Group event focusing on the issues surrounding the European Arrest Warrant. Pictured: Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg share a hot drink before their speeches at the Bruges Group event.

Place des Pyramides, Paris. 1st May 2016. Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder and ex leader of France's far-right Front National, delivers a speech to supporters after laying a wreath at the foot of the Jeanne d'Arc statue near the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London, UK. 22nd August, 2015. Children enjoy the water fountain feature at Olympic Park, east London.

Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, UK. 17th February, 2015. Competitors take part in The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race held near the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, East London.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. 26th April, 2014. A man undertakes Mundana near the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi, India. The Hindu ritual of head shaving signifies surrender and humility and it is one of the first rituals observed when a Hindu pilgrim reaches a place of sacred significance.

Crowds of demonstrators take part in a night-time vigil at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Earlier that day news broke of the death of a victim of gang-rape.

The Old Bailey, London, UK. 4th March 2014. Charlie and Rebekah Brooks arrive at the Old Bailey to attend the phone hacking trial.

Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent, UK. 5th September, 2015. Jeremy Corbyn MP attends a rally at the Winter Gardens in Margate for his leadership campaign of the Labour Party.

Daniel Radcliffe arrives at the UK premiere of his latest movie “What If” at the OdeonWest End, Leicester Square, London.

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK. 19th February, 2016. An anti-EU rally in London came to a divisive conclusion after over a hundred people reportedly walked out as George Galloway took to the stage as the event's special guest speaker.

Vauxhall Bridge, London, UK. 19th November, 2015. Boris Johnson MP, is given the finger by a passing fellow cyclists as the Mayor officially launches the capital’s first fully segregated cycle superhighway.

Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London, UK. 25th April 2015. Over a thousand spectators together with The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence take part in the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London.

Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece. 18th September, 2015. Several thousand SYRIZA supporters converge on Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens to listen to the party's leader, Alexis Tsipras, before the Greek general elections.

Narendra Modi files nomination papers in Varanasi, India.

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Indian. 15th April 2014. Children take part in the Hanuman Jayanti festival in the narrow streets of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

Dover, Kent, UK. 30th January, 2016. Far-right and anti-fascist groups clash in the centre of Dover with projectiles exchanged between the two opposing sides. Far-right groups from across the UK converged on the Kent town for an anti-immigration protest.

About

Lee Thomas entered the world of photography at 14 when he had saved up enough pocket money to buy a Russian rangefinder camera. Over a quarter of a century later Lee is an established photojournalist, his images having appeared in TIME, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, Financial Times and numerous other national & international publications. He has travelled extensively in south east Asia and with particular interest in Indian society and politics Lee has documented several events in the sub-continent over the years.

Contact

Based in: Bristol
Tel: 07784142973
Email: leepthomas@gmail.com
Website: www.leept.co.uk