Rising corporate profits were the largest contributor to Europe’s inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than the spiking costs of imported energy. bit.ly/441jfya

A blast from the past! Rob Ball's carpet photos are an ode to the faded glamour of the British seaside bit.ly/3JAfOGe 👀

Arcade Carpets, Volumes I and II. More at: robball.co.uk/Arcade-Carpets

I’ve added some signed copies of the book Silent Coast to my shop for a very reasonable £30 inc UK postage. I’ll also include a random 5x4” contact print I used for the edit. ‘Highly Recommended’ according to American Suburb X. robball.co.uk/Shop

Arcade Carpets in Today’s Observer: theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

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There are still tickets available for my chai tea film developing workshop on Sat 21 Oct at CCCU Arts & Culture . Tickets are an absolute bargain! canterbury.ac.uk/event-booking/…

From Silent Coast by Rob Ball Pick up a copy of this beautiful book here: photobookjunkies.com/product/rob-ba…

Call for Submissions: Inaugural Photographer-In-Residence @nationallibraryofireland To mark their 30th anniversary, EPA Ireland have sponsored a photography residency to capture a snapshot of the human experience of the Irish environment Apply now 👉 ow.ly/HsxO50Q4eOc

Arcade Carpets, A2 heavyweight poster only £30 on my website robball.co.uk/shop 🎠🎰👍. I was considering making a trade edition of the book but have too many other projects ongoing, so this seemed like a nice way to share some of the work.

It’s Antonin Panenka’s birthday today. To mark the occasion, here’s Julian Dicks putting his fucking foot through it from the penalty spot…

Is this you? Check out this amazing commission from our friends Lens Lab Historic England Details ⬇️

Before this mammoth advertising board existed, there was once a departure board. I honestly cannot think of a better illustration of the systemic undermining of our public services by private profit. We can choose not to do this, if only we wanted to.

Highlight of my career might be photographing Samassi Abou on this day 26 years ago...

First day of working in forensics. Got left in the room with 'The Gory Box'.

💥Starmer: "Tories think working people don't need culture... That's why the Tory 'culture wars' always end up as a war on culture. The arts shouldn't tell working class kids to know their place. They should help them find their place in the world, find truth and meaning." ~AA

Arcade Carpets this summer The Photographers' Gallery …tsales.thephotographersgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/47…

It's #nationalseasideday, so here are four photography books about the coast (another one next year) 🌴🏖️

"Benidorm closes 2023 with an increase in tourists from all international markets" - benidorm.org/en/filmoffice/… 🤥👇

If you're out and about this week do consider getting a copy of the Big Issue. It includes articles by me and John Grindrod plus seaside pics by Martin Parr and rob ball 🍦