A1 - The Great North Road
By: Paul Graham
Publisher: MACK
Published: 2020
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781912339945
Subjects: Pictorial works; Roads; Social life and customs; Artistic Photography; Documentary photography; Autobahn; Porträtfotografie; Raststätte
Other titles: Great North Road
Description: A1 - The Great North Road' was Paul Graham's first book, published in 1983. Despite the UK having a vibrant photographic scene at the time, there were only handful of monographic books - Chris Killip and Martin Parr had one each - and no dedicated publishers or distributors. Graham had to self-publish A1, but as the first colour book, it had a startling impact on British photography. Uniting the tradition of social documentary with the fresh approach of new colour, A1 - The Great North Road was transformative on photography in the UK and paved the way for a new generation of British colour photographers to emerge, from Nick Waplington to Anna Fox, Richard Billingham to Tom Wood.