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Asleep in a bunk at RUC Woodburn, West Belfast, 1991	Fancy dress party in Palace Barracks, East Belfast, 1990
“In the army, you’re built up to be a fighting person, and of course in normal life you can’t be like that. When you want to leave, there’s no support, no encouragement. My commanding officer told me how difficult I would find life if I wanted to be a photographer – that was all he said. There was a sense they were just waiting for me to join up again – my record was exemplary. And I nearly did. I went back to see my mates when I was at university and it was really hard. It was like going back to a family where everyone knows you and wants to know how you’re doing. It really blew my head because in a way it was really comforting, but it would have been like going back to a destructive relationship. Going back is the easy option – in a way you’re saying you failed, you couldn’t hack normal life.	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 >>

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