Paul Graham's book, 'A1: The Great North Road' is a visual documentation of Graham's travels up and down the A1. I feel that this book is especially relevant to look at as it is one of the few great 'Road Trip' books made in the UK. The imagery and scenery, despite being produced in the 1980s, is more similar to what I am likely to come across on my journeys, rather than the work of American photographers. The book is quintessentially British, and I think Graham's documentary work is in a fairly similar vein to mine, and looks at the same subject as I am - road travel - so it is essential for me to look at it!
I am particularly inspired by the book's mix of landscape and portrait photography; Graham is photographing everything that catches his eye along the A1, and the places he visits too, which is fairly similar to what I intend to do this year.
Although the photographs seems dated now, I really feel that I have drawn a lot of influence from them with regard to subject and style of photography.
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