Above: photographer David Mayne speaking with Offline’s Brian Carroll (see below)
Distractions in another Lockdown
As Wales has chosen to place itself in another Lockdown in an attempt to reduce Coronavirus infections, photographers can at least turn to photobooks for reading distraction away from the seemingly boundless ineptitude of the Westminster Government in handling the crisis and also the new Autumn assault on our senses - Strictly Come Dancing.
One important but low-key photographer in these parts who’s been keeping himself busy producing a new website for his archive is Paul Reas, currently head of the respected Documentary Photography course at the University of South Wales. Reas along with Roger Tiley, William Tsu, John Davies, Peter Fraser, Ron McCormick, David Bailey, Francesca Odell and Mike Berry was commissioned to create work as part of Ffotogallery’s ‘Valleys Project’ in the mid 1980’s. Paul’s latest book Fables of Faubus also gets an honourable mention in the introduction of the newly printed Offline Journal #005.
If you’re quick, you can have ‘Daydreaming about the good times’ - one of his better known images from the Valleys Project as a free download at high resolution and create your own print (for non commercial use). All that’s asked is you email him to inform him you’ve downloaded it. The image will be only be available for the duration of the current two week Wales lockdown via www.paulreas.com
New Welsh Photobooks Pt.1
Project YMA HERE - David Mayne
With over 13,000 images of the contemporary Urban environment amassed over four years, Bridgend-based photographer David Mayne is now in the process of editing his personal project YMA HERE with the aim of creating his first photobook.
In the first of a series of ongoing discussions on photobook experimentation and publishing in Wales, David spoke with Offline’s Brian Carroll on the project and his current thinking on planning and producing his new book (audio clip at the top of this page).
The resident ducks, geese and passing children at Roath Park Lake make guest appearances during our attempt to observe social distancing!
You can see a selection of David’s YMA HERE project on his Instagram feed: www.instagram.com/projectymahere
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