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A write-up of my presentation in Settle October 2025
“What a great evening! On Monday 6th October John Gill gave an inspiring, illustrated talk about his approach to Street Photography. John comes from Yorkshire and his talk in part related to…
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‘ONE’ – a companion photography book to ‘TWO’
A couple of years ago I was asked by Progessive Street to put together a collection of photos on the theme of ‘couples’. That photography book was called TWO. This has now been joined by…
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A review of the RETRO book
Pleased to share a very nice review of the Retro book on the Progresssive Street website. John GillRetro I can’t really remember where I first came across John’s work, although it was most likely on…

Zoom Presentation to Masham Photo Club – A Review
A review of my Zoom presentation to Masham Photographic Society on January 7th 2025. Hello MPC Members and Friends, Our first meeting of 2025 took place last night and featured a brilliant presentation from Yorkshire…
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Christmas Book orders
If anyone is interested in any of the books before Christmas don’t leave it too long. The full list of books is as follows: RETRO – 300 pages hardcover 11 x 8.5inAfter the Coal Dust…

RETRO – a 300 page retrospective.
A new book of photos and written pieces is available from November 1st 2024. The book features images from the 1980s to 2024. Available in cloth bound hardcover with dustjacket the book has 300 pages…
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After the Coal Dust book – Softcover version
A softcover version of After the Coal Dust is now available. The book contains the same content as the hard cover versions (which are now, unfortunately, out of print) and is in A4 format with…
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After the Coal Dust Book – an update
The original hardcover versions of ‘After the Coal Dust‘ are now, unfortunately, out of print and it is very unlikely that there’ll be any further copies available in either the 12inch or 8inch versions. The…
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A review of my talk to Barnstaple Photo Club
Just thought I’d share a review I received for my recent Zoom talk to Barnstaple Photographic Club. It’s always difficult to gauge reaction over Zoom, so it was nice to receive the following. Dear John,…
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2023 A REVIEW OF THE YEAR
I seem to have taken fewer photographs this year. I’m not sure why, a lack of opportunities or lack of motivation? Anyway, here’s the world’s most depressing calendar for 2023










