John Davies

John Davies (born 1949) is a British landscape photographer. He is known for completing long-term projects documenting Great Britain and exploring the industrialisation of space. In 2008, he was nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.

Life and work Davies was born in Sedgefield, County Durham, England in 1949. He grew up in coal mining and farming communities, and this combination of open space and industry was to become a persistent motif in his creative work. His early life was spent living in industrial landscapes in County Durham and Nottinghamshire.

He studied photography, first attending Mansfield School of Art to complete a foundation course, then studying at Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University), graduating in 1974.

His book A Green and Pleasant Land was the first photobook published by Dewi Lewis, while Lewis was at Cornerhouse. Lewis would later go on to found Dewi Lewis Publishing.

He was the first photographer to be commissioned to work for the Museum of London in 2002.

In 2008, Davies was nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, organised by The Photographers' Gallery.

He lives with his partner and their daughter Alix in Liverpool, England.

Books Books by Davies Aggie Weston's no.13. Belper, Derbyshire: Stuart Mills, 1977 . The Valleys project. Cardiff: Ffotogallery, 1985. On the edge of White Peak. Derbyshire Museum Services, UK, 1985. In the wake of King Cotton. Rochdale Art Gallery, UK, 1986. Mist Mountain Water Wind. London: Traveling Light, 1986. . A Green & Pleasant Land. Manchester: Cornerhouse, 1987. soft cover . Autoroute A26, Calais – Reims. Douchy, France: Mission Photogaphique Transmanche, 1989. . Phase 11 (eleven). London: The Photographers' Gallery; London: Davenport, 1991. . Broadgate. London: Davenport, 1991. Cross Currents. Cardiff: Ffotogallery; Manchester: Cornerhouse, 1992. . Linea di Confine della Provincia di Reggio Emillia Laboratorio di Fotografia 5. Arcadia Edizioni & Assessorato alla Cultra del Comune di Rubiera, Italy, 1992. Skylines. Valencia University, Imp. Mari Montanana, Spain, 1993. Through fire and water: River Taff. Oriel (The Arts Council of Wales' Gallery, Cardiff); National Museum & Galleries of Wales, 1997. . Sguardigardesani. Milan, Italy: Charta, 1999. . Temps et Paysage. Tarabuste / Centre d'art et du Paysage, 2000. . Visa III, Littoral / Le retour de la nature. Filigranes, 2001. . Seine Valley. Le Point du Jour Editeur / Pole Image Haute-Normandie, France, 2002. . The British Landscape. Chris Boot, 2006. . Urban Landscapes / Krajobrazy Miejskie. Poznań, Poland: Centrum Kultury 'Zamek', 2008. European Eyes on Japan / Japan Today volume 10. EU-Japan fest / European Eyes on Japan, 2008.

Books with others John Davies, Martin Parr. Sguardi Gardesani 2. Milan: Charta, 1999. . Photographs by Davies and Martin Parr, text by Franco Rella. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Museo Civico, Riva del Garda; text in Italian and English.

Books edited by Davies Cities on the Edge. Liverpool: Liverpool University. . Commissioned as part of European Capital of Culture, 2008. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Photographs by Davies and others.