Recollections - Hardcover

Philip Jones Griffiths

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904563708 ISBN 13: 9781904563709

Publisher: Trolley, 2008

Synopsis

Philip Jones Griffiths is renowned as the foremost photographer of the war in Viet Nam. President of Magnum for a record five years, his 1971 publication Viet Nam Inc was a crucial influence in changing public opinion in the US at the time of he conflict. This new book however presents a period much closer to home, with a departure towards many previously unseen images taken of Britain in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Griffiths' images depict social and political affairs and landmark events over three decades of change and upheaval in Great Britain.From the Beatles in Liverpool and coalminers in Wales, to CND marches on the streets of London and funeral processions in Northern Ireland, the images are acute, human, and often wry, moments describing an important transition in British society. "Middle Years" presents a domestic revolution, from a photographer whose international fame covering a country on the other side of the world is now put in the context of his equally incisive work at home. An exhibition of over 50 images from the book was exhibited in 2007 at Trolley Gallery, London and afterwards at Savignano Festival, Italy. In 2008, the images will be exhibited in Liverpool, England, as part of their "City of Culture" celebrations.

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Review:

Philip Jones Griffiths "photographed the remarkable incongruities of daily life in an urban war zone...'Recollections' is a small proportion of this, but no less fascinating for it" --The Independent, January 19th 2009

About the Author:

Born in Rhuddlan, Wales, in 1936, Philip Jones Griffiths studied pharmacy in Liverpool and worked in London while photographing part-time for the Manchester Guardian.In 1961 he became a full-time freelancer for the London-based Observer, when many of these images were taken. He joined Magnum Photos in 1966 and became a full Member in 1971.Philip Jones Griffiths was recently honored for Achievement in Photojournalism, at the 5th Annual Lucie Awards in New York, October 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trolley
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1904563708
• ISBN 13: 9781904563709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240