Lester Jones: Their Grind Not Mine

posted by Robyn Pitts September 12, 2019

Over 3 years in the making, Their Grind Not Mine is Sydney based photographer and director Lester Jones’ first printed photography project which takes form in a limited edition 24 page zine. The project is designed to explore the human condition within the world of commuting, with uniquely intimate imagery shot around the globe in cities including London, Seoul, Sydney, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Melbourne.

The work is candid and unstaged, yet offers moments of real human connection and reflection as an examination of the psychological impact of commuting; something we all too often see steeped in fatigue, anxiety, misery and, at times, despair. The project’s intention is one of positive reflection, with viewers asked to examine the human state in the work and analyse if it resonates with who they are and want to be. “This grind that we see around us, are we a part of it, or is it theirs?” asks Lester.