A Daily Dose - John Byford.
Embassy Centre - Skegness
24th Sept - 3th Oct 2009 - 11am until 10pm
The SEAS international festival was the catalyst needed to
persuade John to present his long awaited public exhibition,
something that he has always been so reluctant to give.
"Black/North SEAS is an arts adventure that reveals in
story, song and image a vision of Europe drawn from the
experiences of the communities that live on its shoreline."
How better to portray our beloved Skegness than through the
camera of a photographer who has passion for the locality
and people coursing through his veins.
This is apparent not only in his art, but in the relentless manner he encourages
the preservation of history whilst also promoting the
importance of embracing future opportunities within Skegness
and surrounding areas to residents and visitors alike.
John bestowed on me the enviable, but daunting, task of
selection and categorisation of the photographic material.
This unashamedly became completely self-indulgent!
Temptation aside; my goal was to present a cross-section
of respectfully honest and glamorously quirky images in comprehensive form, giving candid
sampling of John's style, albeit moderated, (no sex
please we're British) without cauterising the elements
essential to building a portrait of the artist himself.
"John Byford Shoots." - cheeky - I can cope with
that - but hang on a minute ".he'll even shoot
your wife?!?" - photographically only of course!
Are the subjects of John's long-term "shoot
first ask questions later" mantra ready
for this exhibition - who knows?
Is Skegness ready for this - yes, yes, yes!
Pollyanne Trapmore-Shaw, Photographic Exhibitionist
The Embassy Theatre, Skegness
Support:
Arts Council - England
Southview Leisure Park
East Lindsey District Council
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