Brighton, right on!

The Palace Pier this afternoon

Brighton is Dublin without priests. Brighton is tolerance by the sea. Dublin is intolerance by the sea.

Brian Behan, writer (brother of Brendan)

Brighton is unique in England, Britain and the world. People tend to be comfortable in their own skins. That’s why they commonly dress how they fancy, free with the colour. And people like to talk and engage with strangers aka fellow human beings.

Dublin has gotten rid of the priests to a large extent. And replaced them with other orthodoxies. Dub in Dublin means black (dubh linn – black pool). Brighton is altogether brighter.

Brian Behan was born in Dublin in 1926 and died in Brighton in 2002.

Palace Pier this evening 31/1/26 18:40 (spotted just after writing this post)

Tourist v Traveller

“The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.”

G.K. Chesterton

This contrast that Chesterton made reminds me of the contrast between Journalism and Filmmaking. It has been argued that Journalists go out to gather pictures to illustrate their ideas about something whereas Filmmakers go out to see what there is. This organic aspect of filmmaking, which allows for surprise, revelation and insight, and encourages fluidity and the relinquishing of control is why we love documentary.