Melanie Wagner's photographs consist of 76 images taken over a period of a year, with the collaboration of the Gypsy community at Thistlebrook Caravan Site in Abbey Wood, Greenwich. You can see a number of her images on this page - to see high res versions of the complete photobook, go to her website here. The pictures are available for further exhibition.
Below, you can also download essays that first appeared in the programme for the Finding Romanistan festival - touching on the history of Gypsy and Traveller culture, and the present difficulties of Gypsy populations now that seasonal work is more rare, and the Criminal Justice Act makes it illegal to have a nomadic lifestyle.
You can also read the original summary of the festival published on untoldLondon here
