Quite a successful year, exhibitions in both the UK and Japan and another few hundred pictures for the archives. Here’s a short selection of photos taken this year – one for…

I’ll be speaking (via Zoom) at the ‘Progressive Street & Art Photo Festival’ in Milan, Italy On October 11th at 5pm UK time There’s a short interview at the Progressive Festival…

Seems to be photography talks and lectures season again and already quite a few bookings already (list below). If you are interested in attending or would like me to speak at…

I’m happy to be featured in a new photographic anthology – Black & White – A Selection of Contemporary Photography book. The book features the work of thirty photographers of various…

I’ll be giving a presentation to the Royal Photographic Society over Zoom on the 29th May 2022 if anyone wants to join in. There’ll be a wide selection of images and…

When we started with the street photos we didn’t really think they’d be of interest to many people at all, at best one or two local people might be able to…

We’re pleased to announce the latest exhibition of photographs from the After the Coal Dust project by Bridget and me will be on display at Hebden Bridge Town Hall from 29th…

They will feature a selection of photographs taken by Bridget and me in a new exhibition at Hebden Bridge Town Hall from March 28th to April 25th 2022. Hebden Bridge is…

I’m featured in the Progressive Street Great Britain edition of their e-zine and print magazine released recently. There are loads of photos and written pieces by the editorial team and the…

Photographs by Bridget and me are exhibited at the Queen’s Mill, Castleford from today (October 2nd, 2021) until October 18th. The exhibition opens tonight at the ‘Trouble at Mill’ literary event…

A press write-up about the forthcoming exhibition of Bridget and my photos at the Queen’s Mill, Castleford.

A selection of photographs by Bridget and me from our After the Coal Dust project will be exhibited at the Queens Mill Castleford from October 2nd to October 18th 2021. There’ll…

One of the questions I get asked most often is ‘where do you find all these characters?’ My usual answer is along the lines of ‘they’re everywhere’. We are all ‘characters’…

Pleased to be part of the joint photography exhibition at Gallery TEN, Tokyo (April 19th to June 26th 2021). Many thanks to Ken Uwaso for setting things up.

Many people will be aware of the “Letter from the Future” by the acclaimed Italian author, screen-writer and film maker, Francesca Melandri. She has been kind enough to write a review…

2020 will forever be associated with Covid-19. The street photography opportunities have been very restricted and look as though they will be for a while to come. Here’s a selection of…

John Gill – Photo Book Over the years I’ve had several people asking if and when a book of the photos would be available. The answer has always been it’s very…

Street photography has always been contentious; plenty of people have objected to it for their various reasons; privacy, the motives behind it, it’s boring, they don’t ‘get it’ and even jealousy….

Being prevented from going out hardly provides the best opportunities for street photography. Unlike many we have stuck to the guidelines, only going out for essential shopping and exercise. I use…

A short while ago I posted this picture online, a candid street photo like many others. One of the comments was “He looks as though he needs money more than his…

Words about my father So what do I know? I have a vague memory of deep set eyes and heavy eyebrows. A slender frame with hairy arms. I may have imagined…

A lot of people dislike street photography. A lot of photographers dislike street photography. That’s okay, I understand that. What I don’t understand is those ‘photographers’ who insist that only street…

If you look too hard for photos they probably won’t be there. Just be ready for when they are 🙂 One of the questions that seem to come up regularly when…

Scarborough and Bridlington – A photographer’s paradise I never really had holidays as a kid. No transport, no father, and no money. The closest we got was the ‘club trip’. Once…

A few thoughts on photographing the homeless This man was trying to get enough money for few nights in a hostel that would take him and his dog. I’ve often seen…

A quick reminder that I’m one of the guest speakers at this years YPU Keighley Day in Pontefract on the 16th November. Below is the schedule for anyone interested in attending.

One of the problems with street photography is there’s inevitably a lot of failures. Lots of camera shake, out of focus pictures and plenty of pictures that just aren’t all that…

A few photos from the pro and anti Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (or Tommy Robinson as he likes to be called so that he appears to be a man of the people) demos…

Photographers are the bad guys now. A few days back a friend of Bridget’s was taking pictures in Bradford city centre, the City Park. Bridget’s friend is a keen amateur photographer who uses…

I’m not the world’s greatest ‘event’ photographer. There’ll be far better pictures that capture the colour of the LGBT Pride parade and characters than I could take. My approach to Leeds…

A photographic essay depicting the side-effects of ant-depressant withdrawal. 15 years or so ago I was prescribed a high dose anti-depressant (Dosulepin) as a muscle relaxant for a chronic spinal condition….

YPU Keighley Day 2019   I’ll be one of the guest lecturers at the Yorkshire Photographic Union (YPU) Keighley Day  2019. The event will be held at Pontefract, West Yorkshire on…

I thought it might be interesting to share a few links to the websites of a few photographers I like. I’ll try and add to the list over the coming weeks….

Moving back to film? Ricoh GR1v Ilford HP5 Almost all the photographs on this site are shot on digital cameras. I haven’t shot on film for a long time but I…

There was a recent article in the Guardian Newspaper about the effects on industrial towns when the main industries close. This tied in closely with the After the Coal Dust project…

It now seems very unlikely that our After the Coal Dust exhibition at the HIP Gallery, Hull that was suggested for this year will take place at all. Several emails over…