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A chance conversation at the British Dental Journal stand at an international meeting led to the idea of using the letters 'B', 'D' and 'J' in different formats for the Journal covers. Each cover would feature the letters in a different media or setting. The idea gained momentum and in December 2015 the first pictures were taken. There were so many ideas for different pictures and these had to be narrowed down to a final 12, one for each cover in volume 221.
The first one in the series features the letters in the form of graffiti. The artist is Panda (Dave) from http://www.graffitiartist.com and the picture was taken at the Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. This is an artistic hub of shops and businesses near to Birmingham city centre. The BDJ mural was created under the railway arches near to Moor St Station.
Photography by Damien Walmsley
Email: Damien.walmsley@gmail.com
Twitter: @dammo
Instagram: @dammodammo
Flicker: www.flickr.com/damienwalmsley
Graffiti artist: Panda (http://www.graffitiartist.com)
Marcus Woof, Honorary Senior Lecturer for Disability Studies at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, spoke to News Editor Kate Quinlan about his career in dentistry and his involvement with the Association of LGBT Doctors and Dentists – also known as GLADD.