PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere. Lighting up a campfire and riding a moped through the festival was the norm in the 80’s, as Hertfordshire born Dave Kotula captured in his photographs. Dave says; “I was 18 when I first visited the festival in 1985, and I was there again in 87 and 89, carrying all the idealistic view of youth with me. “This was an opportunity to go to another world, away from the day to day hassles we had from adult society and the authorities.
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .