The Lighting Police

🔄 Throwback to Our very first ‘The Lighting Police Workshop’ held at Light23 LiGHT Expo London in London 🔙 This time last year we had a wonderful experiential workshop! 💡 Light and Darkness Exploration: A Hands-On Walk-Around Workshop 💡 Led by 3 members of the TLP Advisory Board ~ Katia Kolovea of Archifos , Gary Thornton of Nulty+ and James Poore of JPLD ~ We created an excellent opportunity for constructive educational conversations focusing on observing and discussing lighting in urban spaces. 📌 It was fantastic to connect with all participants, decode luminance, measure illuminance, and explore the impact of light while walking the streets of London. We mapped it all out, shared insightful conversations, and, of course, had a lot of laughter! 📌We must mention that this event wouldn’t have been possible without the special invitation by the darc media Helen Ankers , Matt Waring and Sarah Cullen to host the very first The Lighting Police event as well as the valuable support of the amazing team Helvar sponsoring our TLP hats for all participants and supporting our vision! Thank you Josh Singer and everyone who joined! 📌 Special thanks to Zubair Ahmed of Studio Plus India, one of our Advisory Board Members , for sponsoring the workshop materials! We loved the TLP pin badges and hi-vis vests, and we can’t wait to use them again in future workshops! 🟡 🔵 Looking ahead, we’re thrilled for next year’s events and the exciting plans we have in store! We’re eager to expand these unique workshops to new audiences and explore collaboration opportunities at international events. If you're organizing a light-focused event or show, let’s bring The Lighting Police experience to your city! 🎤 You know you just can’t beat an in-person event and brainstorming with like-minded people! 🔹 If you were one of the participants, comment below to relive the experience with us. 🔹 Interested in hosting a similar workshop at your next event? Let us know in the comments or DM us for collaboration 📩 #TheLightingPolice #LightWorkshop #learnlighting #explorelighting #brainstorming #lightevent #events

Many owl species, like the Great Horned Owl and the Eastern Screech Owl, roost in trees during the day and nap in trees at night. Although they are nocturnal hunters, they have been observed resting and sleeping during the night, particularly after feeding to help manage their energy. We encourage you to take action to reduce light pollution around your home and community! The simplest solution? Turn off your outdoor lights at night! Using timers and motion sensors to ensure light at night is only being used when it is needed is a simple first step to helping birds and nocturnal environments. Be sure to check out our blog post about light pollution and bird migration. https://bit.ly/4btVIJf #DiscoverTheNight #DarkSky #DarkSkyInternational #SaveTheNight #NightMatters #LightPollution #TakeAction #ROLAN #BirdMigration

Interested in learning what you can do to help prevent light pollution in your neighborhood? DarkSky and the Illuminating Engineering Society jointly published the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting at Night (ROLAN) to prevent and reduce light pollution through the proper application of quality outdoor electric lighting. Do your lights follow the ROLAN principles? Learn how you can help minimize light pollution by visiting https://bit.ly/3U0zrNy #DiscoverTheNight #DarkSky #DarkSkyInternational #SaveTheNight #NightMatters #LightPollution #TakeAction #ROLAN #ALAN #ProtectTheNight #BackToBasics

Absolutely Shocking! We need more regulation for electricians. I was sent this yesterday by a client. She was very worried because 6 of the uplights on the project had burnt out. So often it is the manufacturer who gets the blame for failed fittings, when actually a lot of time it is install error. But this one takes the cake. Here is what happened: - Electrician blew the original uplights. - Rather than own up to the error, he broke the seal on the fitting (voiding the warranty) and tore out the original LEDs. - He then cut small sections of LED strip (cannibalised from another circuit on the project) and stuffed these in the uplight. - Finally he applied some silicone to the LED strip sticking out the back, and wired them up. I think this might be winning my prize for worst install ever. The electrician had already been sacked by the time this came to light, so the main contractor is left having to pick up a bill for the whole replacement (over £1000 for all the fittings). This is why we need better regulation and education for electricians, and we need main contractors to stop trying to squeeze every penny from subcontractors on projects. #lighting #lightingdesign #residentialdesign #architecture #electricians #electricalinstallation

This week, we’ll review papers that look at links between patterns of light exposure and mental health outcomes, with a focus on light levels at home after dark, or indoor light pollution. Read my article to know about the effects and what you can do about it 💡 #ageoflight #lighting #lightpollution #mentalhealth #nightlight

Join us in spreading awareness and sparking conversations on GLARE! Here is all you need to do to participate to “The Glare Patrol Challenge” All you need to do is 👇🏻 💡 Observe the glare from the artificial light source around you 💡Choose from your indoor or outdoor environment 📸 Take a snapshot 📍 Add your geographical location 📩 Upload it as a post, as an IG story, or by submitting on the form LINK IN BIO 📌Invite two friends to take up the challenge! 🔸 Always remember to tag @Thelightingpolice and #theglarepatrol, so we can all see your amazing submissions! 📌Submissions are open from today 25th of August until Sunday the 30th of October, 23:59 BST Stay tuned for more information and the special price that goes with participating! More soon! The Glare Patrol Challenge created by @thelightingpolice team in collaboration with Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady Archifos Dipali Shirsat Anastasia Angeli Tanzina Khan We would like to first nominate five members of TLP advisory board to submit their cases: jamespoore Poore Ximena Munoz Philip Hammond Lara Elbaz Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady #theglarepatrol #thelightingpolice #Sparktheconversation #TLPtalksglare #welovelight #designingwithlight#lightingdesign #spreadtheword #lightingdesigners #glare

Have you seen our previous post introducing ‘The Glare Patrol Challenge’? Today we are sharing three examples to invite you all to join us! The Lighting Police has been vocal on lighting issues and have covered the more obvious and majorly prevailing lighting mistakes. This time, we are talking about GLARE. Glare can be caused both due to natural or artificial light sources but is sometimes more often neglected! The impact on our well-being is immense! Here are the very simple steps to participate: 💡 Observe the glare from the artificial light source around you 💡Choose from your indoor or outdoor environment 📸 Take a snapshot 📍 Add your geographical location 📩 Upload it as a post, as an IG story, or by submitting on the form LINK IN BIO 📌Invite two friends to take up the challenge! 🔸 Always remember to tag @Thelightingpolice and #theglarepatrol, so we can all see your amazing submissions! 📌Submissions are open from today 25th of August until Sunday the 30th of September, 23:59 BST Stay tuned for more information and the special price that goes with participating! More soon The Glare Patrol Challenge created by @thelightingpolice team in collaboration with Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady Archifos Dipali Shirsat Anastasia Angeli Tanzina Khan We would like to first nominate members of TLP advisory board: James Poore Ximena Munoz Philip Hammond Lara Elbaz Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady #theglarepatrol #thelightingpolice #Sparktheconversation #TLPtalksglare #welovelight #designingwithlight#lightingdesign #spreadtheword #lightingdesigners #glare

📢 Are you READY for another global collective action raising awareness? The GLARE PATROL CHALLENGE… is loading! The Lighting Police has been vocal on lighting issues and have covered the more obvious and majorly prevailing lighting mistakes. This time, we are talking about GLARE. Glare can be caused both due to natural or artificial light sources but is sometimes more often neglected! The impact on our well-being is immense! 📌 In order to spread awareness and spark in the conversation on glare issues, the Lighting Police invites you all to the ‘The Glare Patrol Challenge’. Are you excited to join this global challenge? All you need is 👇🏻 💡 Observe the glare from the artificial light source around you 💡Choose from your indoor or outdoor environment 📸 Take a snapshot 📍 Add your geographical location 📩 Upload it as a post, as an IG story, or by submitting on our form LINK IN BIO 📌Invite two friends to take up the challenge! 🔸 Always remember to tag @Thelightingpolice and #theglarepatrol , so we can all see your amazing submissions! 📌Submissions are open from today 25th of August until Sunday the 30th of September, 23:59 BST Stay tuned for more information and the special price that goes with participating! More soon The Glare Patrol Challenge created by @thelightingpolice team in collaboration with Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady Archifos Dipali Shirsat Anastasia Angeli Tanzina Khan #theglarepatrol #thelightingpolice #Sparktheconversation #TLPtalksglare #welovelight #designingwithlight#lightingdesign #spreadtheword #lightingdesigners #glare

We can't wait to virtually meet everyone tomorrow for the closing day! We are honored to be involved as supportive partners of ERCO Lighting Educator Workshop! 👏 📌 Together with other educational partners, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Silhouette Awards and the VLD.Community , we will present how we contribute to the education and awareness for the right light to the general public and our global constantly growing community! See you all there! Thomas Schielke thank you for the invitation #LightingWorkshop #Talk #LightingAwareness #Collaboration #LightingDesigners

CAN YOU SPOT THE DISCOMFORT? 💡 🔹Hello TLP followers, today we have a special case for you to look at 🔎 🔹Most often unconsciously we ignore the little things around us that might cause us discomfort. 🔹When it comes to light, this discomfort can potentially affect your well-being! Hence,it is very important to be aware about it and take the right action to correct it. 🔹In the upcoming posts, we will be talking about more on this ‘ discomfort’, but first can you spot in the above image, what is wrong? Or what that discomfort is? 🔹Let us know your answers in the comments below! And if you have noticed similar situations around you, share the photo with us by tagging @thelightingpolice in your stories! Special thanks to Dr Shelley James - The Light Lady for the case study and 📸 #thelightingpolice #Sparktheconversation #TLPtalksglare #welovelight #designingwithlight #lightingdesign #spreadtheword #lightingdesigners #glare