The paper’s somewhat unlikely editors, Tony Flatman and Julian Meek, immediately caught Bruno’s attention, and he soon began documenting them and their publication as well as the community they served. The photographer’s images from this time are now on display in a new exhibition at Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, alongside archive materials and a mock up of The Dynamic’s paper-strewn office. The show offers an intimate view of small town life, during a time of both political and cultural turmoil.
“What I will normally do is have an encounter with someone, make the picture I want, give them my contact details and go,” Bruno says. By comparison, the photographer built a lasting relationship with Flatman and Meek, and this relationship came with a level of responsibility. “They are quite eccentric,” Bruno admits with a laugh, “so you don’t want to take the piss. But at the same time, you want to do something that’s got humour and nuance, like the paper itself.”
