"An exercise in empathy for disabled passengers of public transportation, Dan's dual narratives prompt the viewer to wonder how helpful concessionary passes really are - the book even comes with an unusable copy of his own pass. As these passes can only be used during off-peak times, the implication that disabled people don't have anywhere to be is harmful and unhelpful."
"As the viewer sees the world through the gritty, scratched and fogged windows of British buses, the viewer also sees a literal window into a country that is in critical need of reformation. Dan's thoughtful text also expands on the history and impact of how buses have been managed historically, as well as information on the route taken, timetables, diversions, and so on."
"Dan got some welcome attention recently for the project, and hopes that this could result in positive change. "Firstly, the pass's time restrictions need to be abolished. The pass was introduced to recognise and provide some support to disabled people by increasing their mobility," says Dan. "However, the time restrictions preventing its use before 9:30am and after 11pm imply that disabled people's need to travel, and their disability, does not exist outside of off-peak times.""
A dual-narrative photographic project centers disabled passengers on British buses, pairing gritty, scratched and fogged-window images with factual context about routes, timetables, diversions and bus management history. Concessionary travel passes are depicted as limited and symbolic: usable only during off-peak hours, rendering a pass unusable and implying disabled people's travel needs are confined to non-peak periods. The work argues that time restrictions undermine mobility rights and perpetuate harmful assumptions about disabled people. Moments of poetic beauty — sun flickers through windows and glowing skylines — contrast with systemic failures, aiming to prompt policy change and public awareness.
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