Retraced 81:19 by John Davies UK & Berlin HD 1080p

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Image on the left hand page is the original image taken circa 1981, the photo on the right hand page is the recent photo taken in the exact same place. An endlessly fascinating book, the detail is stunning, just wish the pictures were a little larger.
Photographer John Davies, captures the landscape in a permanent state of flux. His black and white photographs show the complex scenery of post-industrial and industrial Europe shaped by time and human endeavour. He began photographing both the rural and urban landscape in the 1970s and this book brings together his early images alongside new contemporary works evisiting the same landscapes mapping both equilibrium and change. These pairs of images are made from the same vantage point, and tell of the alterations made by human activity and bear witness to cultural and social changes over nearly four decades.

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Got to know John in the mid 80s as a photo student. Did some workshops with him.

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Sorry for the slow reply. That is fascinating, where about did you you do the workshops? Any specific tips that you remember from John?
Do you have any of your work published or online?

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@@photobookguy1380 Hi, we did the workshops when he was a visiting lecturer at Mid Cheshire College of Art and Design, Hartford, Northwich in 1987. One tip I remember him telling us was that he always burned in the edges of his print slightly to draw the eye into the image more. Never forgot that. I don't have any books published sadly but would love to. It seems unless you are a name nobody wants to know. I did shoot a series of urban landscapes in Manchester on medium format during this workshop but it has changed so much since 1987 they are hardly recognisable. I also took some portraits in the studio of John during that period which I recently scanned and sent to him. I still take landscape (and other genres) images to this day and am currently wondering what to do with them. Social media for me doesn't seem to work for me so perhaps some postcards. I have no idea. So many people out there are now "photographers" with the advent of phones etc. It was nice to get a hand printed Christmas card last year from John after corresponding on Twitter. It came out of the blue.