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"Happy Days, Roy -- in The Peak and at the old Bath House!"
"This image was made by the late John Henshall when he was one of our MA students at De Montfort University. A Ps pastiche of a well known P H Emerson Norfolk Broads masterpiece, it depicts Mike in the middle between me and Greg Lucas who were John’s…"
2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the first photography workshop in the UK - The Photographers Place - located in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was led by American Ralph Gibson (seated second from left), Thomas Joshua Cooper and the originator,…
"Just received the sad news of the death of a friend and staunch ally, Colin Ford (91) who I last talked to at this exhibition at the much missed Centre for British Photography in London in June 2023. He was the go-to voice of photography in the UK…"
"Young British Photographers was enthusiastically curated by Chris Steele-Perkins
The show was first exhibited in1975 at Modern Art Oxford and toured through the country."
The show was first exhibited in1975 at Modern Art Oxford and toured through the country."
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"Regarding Travelling Light:This obit I wrote may be helpful. Pete was a good friend and Heathy was one of my Trent Poly students in the 1970s. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-turner-304602.html"
One of the nicest people I have met in my long photographic career was Donald. A maths and science teacher was the day job, but eclectic doesn't cover his photographic interests and curiosity.
A leading light in the Royal Photographic Society's…
A leading light in the Royal Photographic Society's…
"Nick and I collaborated over the years, but not as often as we would have liked. I used more of his photographs in the first edition of my book Approaching Photography (1982) than anybody else by far.
He spent two years on a photographic fellowship…"
He spent two years on a photographic fellowship…"
Widely regarded as a master of darkroom photography, John Blakemore is celebrated for the richness and textures that he created within his prints. Using a technical harmony of the 5×4 film medium, the Zone System and an incredible mastery of the…
In 1974 Thomas J. Cooper and Paul Hill, then photography lecturers at Trent Polytchnic, Nottingham set out on a four year long project that resulted in them interviewing probably the most influential photographers of the first part of the 20th…
Just received the sad news that my old friend and teaching colleague, the legendary John Blakemore died last night after a short illness. He had been taken into hospital in Derby over Christmas.Born in Coventry in 1936, he was probably best known…
The obituary below will help reflect the life of a good friend and wonderful photographer PAUL CAPONIGRO.The photo was taken in 1978 on a workshop when Paul was showing me(beard) and participants his 5x7 camera.He was one our early workshop leaders…
"Yes it was Bill"
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This obit I wrote may be helpful. Pete was a good friend and Heathy was one of my Trent Poly students in the 1970s.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-turner-304602.html