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JOHN MYERS THE PORTRAITS
RRB PHOTOBOOKS BRISTOL
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David in knight’s armour, 1974
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Ben, 1974 Overleaf: Andrea and monsteria, 1974 Andrea with Beano, 1974
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Ballerina, 1973
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Butcher’s boy, 1973
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Mr Timothy Royle, usher, 1973
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Percy, 1972
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Car salesman, 1973
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Santa Claus at Tesco, 1972
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Rider and horse, 1973
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Rachel, 1973
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Michelle, 1974
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Girl at Debbie’s birthday party, 1973
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Andrea on rocking horse, 1974
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Juliette by door, 1979
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Madeline, 1979
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Terry and Linda in their flat, 1973
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John standing, 1977
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Worker, Round Oak Steelworks, 1973
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Girl and dog, 1973
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Neville King, 1973
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Foundry owner, Rutter Brothers, 1983
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Nicola and Donny Osmond, 1973
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Sara, 1979
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Sarah and wardrobe, 1979
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Mr and Mrs Burt, 1974 Overleaf: Girl in hood, 1973 Girl in hood, (No.2), 1973
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Hippy family group, 1974
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Amanda and her mother, 1973
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John seated, 1974
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Motorcyclist and combination, 1973
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Two snooker players, 1973
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David, 1974
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Geoff and Whisky, 1979
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Louise, 1975
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Mr and Mrs Seabourne, 1973
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Female brick worker, 1983
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Giraffe, 1973
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Paul, 1973
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Terry and Linda Wilson, 1973
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David and Kate, 1972
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John, 1974
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Rachel in yard, 1982
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Miss Bostin, 1973
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Two children at Debbie’s birthday party, 1973
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Boy with cactus, 1972
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Sofa salesman, 1979
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Pet shop assistant, 1973
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Peter Olley, Jessie and Eve, 1973 Overleaf: Sarah, 1973 Sarah (No. 2), 1973
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Female brick worker standing, 1983
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Young Girl, 1973
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Young brick worker in doorway, 1983
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Young boy in mask and cowboy outfit, 1973
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Robert, 1973 Overleaf: Young boy (minus ball), 1974 Young boy with ball, 1974
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Mr Jackson, 1974
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Paul and Richard, 1973
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Couple at a booking office, 1972
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Vanessa, 1973
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Christopher, 1973
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Betty, 1973
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Mrs Tate, 1973
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Robert standing, 1973
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Olga, 1979 Overleaf: Pippa, 1979 Pippa, (No. 2), 1979
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Karen, 1974
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Miss Cook, 1973
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Girl wearing glasses, 1972 Overleaf: Young boy at house on ring road, 1973 Two young boys at house on ring road, 1973
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Young woman at Nether End, 1973
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Debbie, 1973
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Ruby, 1973
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Green Lane, Lye, 1973
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Girl on a swing, 1974
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Brick worker with barrow, 1983 Overleaf: Woman in striped dress seated, 1974 Woman in striped dress, 1974
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Cathy, 1973
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Mould maker, Higgins and Son, Lye, 1985
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Richard Smith, 1973
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Charles and Pamela, 1973
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Santa Claus at Stringers, 1973
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Jenny, 1973
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Gloria, 1973
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Miss Croot, 1974
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In April 1972 I bought a 5 x 4 inch Gandolfi plate camera and started taking photographs. The portraits were taken between 1972 and 1983 in and around Stourbridge in the West Midlands, within walking distance of where I lived. There was no plan to the kind of people that I photographed; they were people that I knew, or people I met in the daily round. Most of the photographs were taken on the 5 x 4 inch Gandolfi plate camera, the square format photographs were taken with a Mamiya C 220. The photographs were all cropped ‘in camera’. John Myers was born in 1944.
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This book is dedicated to Pete James 1958 - 2018 Photographic Historian, Researcher and Curator
Thanks to: Rudi Thoemmes, Josie Atkinson, Tom Groves, Mike Crawford
John Myers – The Portraits Limited to 450 copies Numbers 1-50 include a signed and limited 10x8” silver-gelatin print Each book is also accompanied by a 5x4 silver-gelatin print /450 In addition to the Limited Edition, there is also a Portfolio set available in an edition of 8 Each Portfolio contains 12 signed and limited 9.5x12” silver-gelatin prints and is accompanied by a copy of the book, as well as a signed and limited 10x8” silver-gelatin print and a 5x4” silver-gelatin print Text and images © John Myers and RRB Photobooks 2018 Book design by Dan Mogford The photographs are reproduced and printed at Narayana Printed in Denmark 2018 ISBN 9781999727512 rrbphotobooks.com
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