Through a lens, darkly: capturing war, drugs and neo Nazis
Leo Regan spent his early years homeless and disconnected from the world until he discovered the camera, and with it a rare ability to connect and share stories of other outsiders
Award winning film-maker and Irish photographer Leo Regan spent his early years as an outsider. Experiencing sexual violence and homelessness after moving to London as a teenager, Leo struggled to make connection with others - until he discovered the camera. It gave him the opportunity to see the world through a different lens and drew him to another budding photographer, Lanre Fehintola.
Starting their careers on the streets of London and travelling across the UK, they sought to find humanity and beauty in the harshest of settings. Together they would create a film trilogy documenting Lanre's deathly descent into an underworld of drugs and criminality, a project that would define their lives and friendship forever.
Their latest film is called My Friend Lanre.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Tommy Dixon
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Leo Regan and Lanre Fehintola Credit: Leo Regan)
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