Brighton LifeSwap

Life Swap is a Brighton and Hove City Council project to help create a better understanding of life for hard to reach young people. A group of five young people from across the city and five councillors and senior officers have taken the photos on this site using mobile phone cameras, supplied by O2.

On Tuesday 12th December 2006 they took a photo and posted it to this site to show each other what an ordinary day is like. They swapped their life experiences.

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Kerry - cuddling a teddy bear.
Kerry - cuddling a teddy bear.
Jessica
Jessica
Kerry - sitting on a bus wondering why it is on the other side of the road?!
Kerry - sitting on a bus wondering why it is on the other side of the road?!
Popstar - Me hard at work
Popstar - Me hard at work
Martin - Just reading px a gay mag witg fit men in
Martin - Just reading px a gay mag witg fit men in
Kerry - waiting for a bus!!!
Kerry - waiting for a bus!!!
Jessica
Jessica
Kerry - walking in the dark to go and catch the bus.
Kerry - walking in the dark to go and catch the bus.
Jessica
Jessica
Toni - getting p***ed at charles street
Toni - getting p***ed at charles street
Jessica
Jessica
Toni - hanna get rat faced lol x
Toni - hanna get rat faced lol x
Jessica
Jessica
Toni - feeding time at the zoo
Toni - feeding time at the zoo
Kerry - talking to daisy the sheep dog cow!
Kerry - talking to daisy the sheep dog cow!
Toni - budgeting
Toni - budgeting
Toni - mistic gay
Toni - mistic gay
Toni -omg crazy
Toni -omg crazy
Kerry - trying not to get my hands dirty. Whilst doing the washing up!!!
Kerry - trying not to get my hands dirty. Whilst doing the washing up!!!
Toni - playing scrabble
Toni - playing scrabble
Martin - Me and ed my other hafe he dos not like pic's of him so he hid
Martin - Me and ed my other hafe he dos not like pic's of him so he hid
Toni - hiding
Toni - hiding
Kerry - taking a photo of young people doing life swap!!
Kerry - taking a photo of young people doing life swap!!
Kerry -  standing around with friends. They are trying to tell me that father christmas and tooth faries are not true they are ruining my inner child!!! Ah ah they are so real!
Kerry - standing around with friends. They are trying to tell me that father christmas and tooth faries are not true they are ruining my inner child!!! Ah ah they are so real!
Cupcake - This is me and friends working on the lanton project
Cupcake - This is me and friends working on the lanton project
Martin - Me haveing a look at the life swap page at the yap office
Martin - Me haveing a look at the life swap page at the yap office
Martin - Mikel not doing much at all just providing the entertainment
Martin - Mikel not doing much at all just providing the entertainment
Cupcake - Just got bk from shopping now at home before going to work
Cupcake - Just got bk from shopping now at home before going to work
Kerry -  waiting for a bus.
Kerry - waiting for a bus.
Kerry -  at yap office watching everyone else work!
Kerry - at yap office watching everyone else work!
Martin - Me and kerry havhng something to eat
Martin - Me and kerry havhng something to eat
Martin - My food
Martin - My food
Martin - I am in coucling
Martin - I am in coucling
Cupcake - Here is a picture of my nephew with mums consent
Cupcake - Here is a picture of my nephew with mums consent
Kerry - Lunch! 1.30pm and im having cup 'o' pasta.
Kerry - Lunch! 1.30pm and im having cup 'o' pasta.
Kerry - looking at life swap website
Kerry - looking at life swap website
Martin - Me just geting up to start the day dont i look good lol
Martin - Me just geting up to start the day dont i look good lol
Cupcake - Helping my sister do her house work
Cupcake - Helping my sister do her house work
Cupcake - Going out with family up town to do some christmas shopping
Cupcake - Going out with family up town to do some christmas shopping
Cupcake - Helping my sister rap christmas presents then gooding shopping with my mum
Cupcake - Helping my sister rap christmas presents then gooding shopping with my mum
Kerry - sitting on a bus going to yap office.
Kerry - sitting on a bus going to yap office.
Kerry - going to do a school assembly.
Kerry - going to do a school assembly.
Kerry - picture of me doing some voluntary work at YAP
Kerry - picture of me doing some voluntary work at YAP
Mark Wall - My bed time now - hope everyone enjoyed sharing this day - wishing you all a very happy christmas good night
Mark Wall - My bed time now - hope everyone enjoyed sharing this day - wishing you all a very happy christmas good night
Mark Wall - Sitting back catching up with fav tv prog now 10.10pm
Mark Wall - Sitting back catching up with fav tv prog now 10.10pm
Cllr Ken Norman - Green Ridge official function following a hard day's slog!
Cllr Ken Norman - Green Ridge official function following a hard day's slog!
Cllr Sue John - driving home
Cllr Sue John - driving home
Cllr Ken Norman -Is this the mystery councillor on the councillors blogs?
Cllr Ken Norman -Is this the mystery councillor on the councillors blogs?
David Hawker - The dog is called banjo. Fame at last...
David Hawker - The dog is called banjo. Fame at last...
Cllr David Watkins - Talking to constituent
Cllr David Watkins - Talking to constituent
Cllr David Watkins - Just back from four and a half hours licensing committee
Cllr David Watkins - Just back from four and a half hours licensing committee
Cllr Ken Norman - Just half of today's emails. Some days it is many more.
Cllr Ken Norman - Just half of today's emails. Some days it is many more.
Cllr Sue Paskins - Better part of xmas do
Cllr Sue Paskins - Better part of xmas do
Cllr Ken Norman - Creative photography by a creative Councillor.
Cllr Ken Norman - Creative photography by a creative Councillor.
Mark Wall - 8.01 checking my emails on my blackberry - means I don't switch off from work really, they can be addictive!
Mark Wall - 8.01 checking my emails on my blackberry - means I don't switch off from work really, they can be addictive!
David Hawker - Still at work on the emails thirty down ten to go. Must go home soon...
David Hawker - Still at work on the emails thirty down ten to go. Must go home soon...
Cllr Sue John - Time to check those emails
Cllr Sue John - Time to check those emails
Cllr Ken Norman - My award
Cllr Ken Norman - My award
Mark Wall - Hi just sitting having dinner with my family 7.03pm
Mark Wall - Hi just sitting having dinner with my family 7.03pm
David Hawker - Debbie my pa about to go home leavgng me to do some emails.
David Hawker - Debbie my pa about to go home leavgng me to do some emails.
Cllr Sue Paskins - Councillor post still better than emails
Cllr Sue Paskins - Councillor post still better than emails
David Hawker - Martin pat alan amd emine at the meeting. The albion are top of the league for learning.
David Hawker - Martin pat alan amd emine at the meeting. The albion are top of the league for learning.
Cllr Sue Paskins - Expert advice on planning
Cllr Sue Paskins - Expert advice on planning
Cllr David Watkins - Still checking emails
Cllr David Watkins - Still checking emails
Cllr Ken Norman - I have been observing at a court case all day
Cllr Ken Norman - I have been observing at a court case all day
Cllr Sue Paskins - Charliedoggy better pic
Cllr Sue Paskins - Charliedoggy better pic
Cllr Sue John - Looking at new library plans with Coldean residents
Cllr Sue John - Looking at new library plans with Coldean residents
Mark Wall - Lunch catching up on todays news
Mark Wall - Lunch catching up on todays news
Cllr Ken Norman - Councillors at lunch chatting about their mornings work
Cllr Ken Norman - Councillors at lunch chatting about their mornings work
David Hawker - City college. Just arrived for next meeting. To discuss the albion study support centre with martin perry and co.
David Hawker - City college. Just arrived for next meeting. To discuss the albion study support centre with martin perry and co.
Cllr Sue Paskins - Morning again consult diary
Cllr Sue Paskins - Morning again consult diary
Mark Wall - Still working through my notes for the minutes - no end in sight!
Mark Wall - Still working through my notes for the minutes - no end in sight!
David Hawker - Barbara taking the minutes
David Hawker - Barbara taking the minutes
Cllr Sue John - Argus photo with my counterparts!
Cllr Sue John - Argus photo with my counterparts!
Cllr Sue John - Emma from neibhourhood renewal in front of my Pride painting
Cllr Sue John - Emma from neibhourhood renewal in front of my Pride painting
Cllr Ken Norman - Rubbish
Cllr Ken Norman - Rubbish
David Hawker - Another meeting. This time with 5kj lunch
David Hawker - Another meeting. This time with 5kj lunch
Cllr Sue John - 2020 Partners meeting
Cllr Sue John - 2020 Partners meeting
David Hawker - Me at my desk
David Hawker - Me at my desk
David Hawker - Just arrived at the first meeting of the day. Cypt induction with gillian at portslade.
David Hawker - Just arrived at the first meeting of the day. Cypt induction with gillian at portslade.
Mark Wall - Checking my emails
Mark Wall - Checking my emails
Mark Wall - Hove seafront parked and walking in to work - about 20 mins
Mark Wall - Hove seafront parked and walking in to work - about 20 mins
Cllr Sue Paskins - Transporst to meeting re air pollution demolition near infant school
Cllr Sue Paskins - Transporst to meeting re air pollution demolition near infant school
Cllr Sue John - A healthy breakfast to start the day
Cllr Sue John - A healthy breakfast to start the day
Councillor David Watkins - Early breakfast
Councillor David Watkins - Early breakfast
Mark Wall - Morning its 6.30 breakfast for our cat, then us
Mark Wall - Morning its 6.30 breakfast for our cat, then us

This project has been made possible with the kind support of