PAUL GRAHAM

A1 - The Great North Road was Paul Grahams 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 dis tributors. Graham had to self-publish A1, but as the first colour book, it had a startling impact on British photography. Uniting th e tradition of social documentary with the fresh approach of new colour, A1 - The Great North Road was transformative on photography in the U...[Read more]