Fin J Kerr 2026 Save The Children Commission
A young man holds a cross of Saint George sat atop a traffic light in parliament square during the second Unite The Kingdom rally in London, 16th May 2026. An estimated 60,000 people attended the rally according to the metropolitan police.
An attendee of the second Unite The Kingdom rally bears a wooden Latin cross over his shoulder outside of Whitehall, 16th May 2026
A man with shaved hair draped in a Union Jack wields a smoke flare as he marches through Whitehall during the second Unite The Kingdom rally, 16th May 2026. The rally was organised by far right figure Tommy Robinson.
A young attendee of the second Unite The Kingdom rally sat atop a traffic light in parliament square shows his tattooed knuckles, they read “LOVE” on the left, and “HATE” on the right. 16th May 2026. The Unite The Kingdom rallies have been widely condemned by leading political figures, faith leaders and anti-racism groups as divisive events that promote anti-immigration, Islamophobic and nationalistic rhetoric.
A man wearing a crusader’s costume smokes a hand rolled cigarette outside Westminster hall during the second Unite The Kingdom rally, 16th May 2026. The crusader and crusader’s cross are symbols that have been co-opted by the modern far right in the uk, first used by the now defunct English Defence League.
A handcuffed attendee of the 2026 Unite the Kingdom rally is pressed against an iron fence by police officers opposite Victoria embankment gardens, 16th May 2026. According to the metropolitan police, 20 arrests were made in connection with the UTK rally.
Attendees of the second Unite the Kingdom rally gather around Whitehall, many of them don various flags of the United Kingdom. 16th May 2026. The estimated 60,000 in attendance of the second UTK rally was less than half of the first in September 2025, with an estimated attendance of 150,000.
A man wielding a flagpole grips a half smoked cigar between his teeth as he walks through Whitehall at the second Unite The Kingdom rally, 16th May 2026.
A man carries a Latin cross in his back bag with the word “saviour” spray painted on, he watches a screen displaying live footage of the stage set up in parliament square for the second Unite The Kingdom rally, 16th May 2026. Eleven “far right agitators” were blocked from entering the country to attend the rally, including anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez.
An XL Bully wearing a studded collar chews on a traffic cone in parliament square during the second Unite The Kingdom rally, 16th May 2026. The dog breed was banned by the UK government in 2024 making ownership a criminal offence unless the dog is exempted, the breed must be muzzled in public.
A man climbs a speaker rig set up for the second Unite The Kingdom rally in parliament square, on the right, an attendee discards a placard displaying a Latin cross, 16th May 2026.
A full head lion mask sits atop a flagpole carrying a Union Jack displaying the text “FLY the FLAG” during the second Unite the Kingdom rally in Whitehall, on top of the lion mask sits a Union jack bucket hat, 16th May 2026.
About the work
Photojournalistic images from the second Unite the Kingdom rally in London, May 2026. Shot on black and white film using a variety of natural and artificial lighting, I covered the second Unite the Kingdom rally in London, focusing on characters and detail shots, this is the second UTK rally I have covered among many other political demonstrations in London as I am interested in politics and think that these events are history worth covering. Both UTK rallies were violent, hateful events fueled by booze and stinking of weed. It is important to document these events as they are a sign of the way the uk is going, we are delving more and more into fascism spurred on by the media and foreign entities and it is upsetting for me as a gay man to watch. I believe that everyone should be treated usually and I worry for those who have less privileges than I do.
About the Photographer
Fin J Kerr is a 21 year old documentary photographer and photojournalist studying in London, Fin Kerr covers political events alongside his long-term documentary work, focusing on themes of identity, social issues and subculture. Born in Cyprus to British parents and spending the majority of his life there, Fin moved to England with a unique view of British culture and seeks to document it in his own way. As an autistic and lgbtq+ person, fin has often felt like an outsider to those around him, and uses photography as a means to understand the world he lives in, Fin works across a range of mediums and formats having recently completed a short documentary film following the life of a Cypriot farmer.