Although born in Buckinghamshire, England, John spent most of his childhood in Canada and the United States. He began using a camera at the age of fourteen when he discovered the book American Images, featuring the work of Lee Friedlander, Lewis Baltz and John Gossage. After studying mathematics, physics and geology he went on to graduate in photography at the University of Derby (UK) under Olivier Richon. He subsequently worked at The Royal College of Art for four years. John has been a London-based, independent photographer since 1998. His exhibition Two and Two was a solo show at Flowers Gallery. John has had work published in Camera Austria, The British Journal of Photography, European Photography Magazine, Source, Photoworks, Yet Magazine, 1000 Words, SeeSaw and IANN Magazine to mention just a few. He has self-published nine photobooks; New Colour Guide received two ‘Best Photobooks of 2012′ awards. His project Hometowns features in Photographers’ Sketchbooks (Thames and Hudson) and was exhibited at Unseen, Amsterdam in 2015 and Format Festival, Derby in 2017. Hometowns was also awarded International Photobook of 2016 judged by David Campany, Lucy Moore and Dewi Lewis.
Selected Recent Photography Exhibitions:
March 2017. Habitat. Format Festival, Derby.
July 2016. Out of Obscurity. Flowers Gallery, London.
September 2015. Hometowns. Unseen, Amsterdam.
March 2015. New Colour Guide. Radical Color, Newspace Center Photography, USA.
October 2014. Hometowns. Brighton Photo Biennial, UK.
March 2014. Hometowns. A Process. New Galerie im Hohmannhaus, Germany.
March 2014. A to B. On Landscape, London.
October 2013. New Colour Guide. Dispara Xestion Cultural, Spain.
July 2012. New Colour Guide. Uncommon Ground. Flowers Gallery, London.
August 2011. City. For Japan. Hotshoe Gallery, London.
June 2011. City. Flowers Gallery, London.
March 2011. City. Continuum, Intervention Gallery, London.
June 2010. Two and Two. Flowers Gallery, London.
Selected Recent Book Exhibitions:
(2016) Winner Best Photobook 2016 judged by David Campany, Lucy Moore and Dewi Lewis.
(2016) The Photobook Exhibition, Benaki Museum, Athens.
(2015) The LUMA book awards, Arles. Special mention (Hometowns).
(2014) Photobookshow, Tokyo, Japan.
(2014) Infocus, Phoenix Art Gallery, USA.
(2013) A Fair, Kansas, USA. Curated by Travis Shaffer.
(2013) Paris Photo, LePhotobookFest.
(2012) Flash Forward, Boston. June 2012.
(2011) Krakow Photomonth, Flash Forward, PhotoIreland, Berlin Book Fair, Publish It Yourself, Belfast Photo Festival, Margate Photography Festival, New York Photo Festival, PhotoBook London.
Selected Recent Bibliography:
January 2017. European Photography Magazine. Hometowns.
July 2016. Yet Magazine. Hometowns.
July 2015. Der Grief Magazine. Hometowns.
December 2014. Camera Austria. Hometowns.
October 2014. Thames and Hudson: Photographers’ Sketchbooks. Hometowns.
April 2014. Gomma Books. Suture. A to B.
March 2014. Inventory Magazine. Hometowns.
February 2013. SeeSaw Magazine. Hometowns.
December 2012. Source, The Photographic Review. New Colour Guide.
November 2012. LPV Magazine. New Colour Guide.
September 2011. Source, The Photographic Review. A to B.
August 2011. Album-Magazine fur Photografie. Two and Two.
October 2010. 1000 Words. City.
July 2010. British Journal Photography. Two and Two.
June 2010. Francis Hodgson review ‘Playing games with Real Life’. Two and Two.
January 2010. Source, The Photographic Review. Neighbourhood.
October 2009. IANN, Contemporary Art Photography Magazine (FOIL Japan). City.
