(Lucinda Helen Grange/A Promised Land)

I've been forces to slow down, relax by the pool, sleep lots, chill out, so as I found the first bit of tranquility in 3 years ... out side guns fire and Mali is at war with itself, the first Coup in 21 years! All borders locked down, seen above is the millitary road block outside the hotel taken from a distance.

(Lucinda Helen Grange/A Promised Land

After spending three months living in Mali last year, this year I return for ten days with Stuart Roy Clarke to document football culture.

A week full of meetings and planning and moving, but let my hair down a little one night to see Arcs & Trauma, my new adopted brothers band. Great night, thanks James!

A week packed with adventure, IDM, church climbing, metro tunnel running, bridge climbing, sleeping in an abandoned train station, and more, all followed by the journey home. Thanks to QX for posing, and all for an amazing week!