Porl by Simon Mooney

My teenage punk band was lucky to find a photographer as good as Porl Medlock. He came with us around Europe in the late 80s and early 90s and inspired me to start taking pictures. Here he is at home, in Pontefract, in the summer of 2022.

Kumon Y'all 2023 by Simon Mooney

I went to junior school on the edge of Savile Town in Dewsbury. On a rain-soaked Saturday, I went back to photograph the annual Fun Day.

Lost Footballs by Simon Mooney

The first stray ball I photographed was floating in Cardiff Bay in late 2005. I was working with the England team and one of the players had somehow found an open window in the kitroom during an over-enthusiastic kickabout. Since then, I’ve spotted them in all kinds of places and the excellent Twitter account @lostfootballs has given me even more reason to keep shooting them.