Barry has begun 2 new careers: a sex symbol, and a photograph curator. Look how calm we are now we know what we're doing. Photo Karen Rangeley. Film John Lloyd. We end week 4 with the first draft of our photo-book across three Whitworth Cafe tables . Amazing.

That picture is 70s hot. Iconic Renohead photos will add context when we pull our photo-book together. We are using the excavation photos to practice working as a team: pictures tell a story: together they create a narrative. We're cooking on gas by the end of this video. Leaning over our photo edit…

The story training has worked. We're allowed 8 from 26 off week 3 photos. We examine and discuss the individual photo's relationship to the other photos on our table; to photos on other tables; to week 1 and week 2 edit in their narrative line on the tables behind us.

Myra sums it up there has to be a beginning, middle and an end in our photo-book. Does our story begin in the past when we are teens? Or with the excavating our club, our artefacts, our teen selves? Does it begin with the cabins arriving as Cottier says?

The last couple of weeks have been about sharpening our machetes. This week is the first true cuts. Last night we cut through the undergrowth of just picking pictures because they are nice pictures and we like their look, to the understanding they have to tell our story. The jungle ahead of us has never…

Some poignant moments here as the Reno 12 talk about their gold and silver photo picks from excavation week 2. Mandy's photo by Karen Rangeley. Video John Lloyd.

I've never worked with a group to edit photos before. Watching these films of the session I abandoned to go to This Is Manchester's Individual Making a Difference in the Community Award, laughing, I realise the group need to be given more direction. The tables need to be set out so people are not bunched…

Okay folks. We are making history here. In 2016 before our memoirs, our excavation, our wicked celebration, our Whitworth colonisation, standing over a Whitworth Art Gallery table eating fab cake, drinking tea and coffee made for us as we choose the pro photos we want in our photo-book that will act…

Girls and boys separate naturally. Chat, chat, chat, chat. Me and Rachel leave for This is Manchester Awards. Karen takes charge. In total silent concentration the Reno 12 now mingling pick their first 10 excavation week 2 photos using red stickers. Dionne's bonfire lollies add to their concentration.…

I’m a bit fucked today. I’ve done so much last week. So many great things are growing. Photo Karen Rangeley of Me and Rachel at The Whitworth before we left for This Is Manchester Award.