The Sevenoaks
at
Work Project

The Sevenoaks at Work Project is a community-based not-for-profit project, run by local photographer and photography teacher Paul Burgess ARPS.

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The project showcases and celebrates people who work for local businesses in Sevenoaks, I want to bolster the sense of pride and community spirit among residents and highlight the contributions that these individuals make to the town’s development and prosperity.

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Sevenoaks' independent shops, market traders, and businesses add unique character and variety to the town, distinguishing it from many towns that are dominated by generic chain stores. This uniqueness should be a source of pride for residents and attract people looking for authentic local experiences.

 

The Sevenoaks at Work project started with "Sevenoaks Behind the Counter" a limited-scope project for the Summer Festival, celebrating the small traders that make the town buzz. The reaction to the original project was amazing, and this has encouraged me to widen the scope of the project to include all aspects of work in Sevenoaks

 

I'm hoping to produce a Sevenoaks at Work book during 2025 and to arranging an exhibition of some of the images in the town.

 

As part of the project, I will be exhibiting a number of 1x1.5m images of some of the people and businesses that make Sevenoaks work in key locations around the town

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