Rainbow the clown, Butlins, Bognor Regis, 2011 Size:30.0 cm x 40.0 cm, 11.8 inches x 15.7 inches anti-poll tax demonstrations swept across

anti-poll tax demonstrations swept across Britain

captures Stokes in reflective mood just a few months later

England were half decent

the principal tenet of a blinding photograph

and her undeniable talent was frequently stymied on the greatest stage of all: at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta she competed with a stress fracture in her shin

Rainbow the clown, Butlins, Bognor Regis, 2011 Size:30.0 cm x 40.0 cm, 11.8 inches x 15.7 inches anti-poll tax demonstrations swept acrossGordon Sharpe, AKA Rainbow the Clown, applies his makeup at the Clowns International convention at Butlins, Bognor Regis, in March 2011. For photographer Martin Godwin, it was a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these people, who live slightly on the fringes. Some clowns, he says, are simply childrens entertainers. But this man was more of a lonely Buster Keaton figure he was rather quiet. I like his dyed hair, and slightly punky, alternative