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After the Coal Dust talks – now booked into 2028
Since 2020 John has given the After the Coal Dust talk to more than 70 camera clubs and photographic societies, in person and over Zoom, and bookings now run into 2028. The most recent in-person talk was to Durham Photographic…

A new A5 edition of the After the Coal Dust Book
The original After the Coal Dust book came out in 2020 in 12in and 8in hardback editions and we were fortunate enough to be able to offer these editions at reasonable prices. Unfortunately the original editions are now out of…

After the Coal Dust – History and Heritage
I was asked to write an article last year for History & Heritage magazine, the full piece is copied below YorkshireHistory_JOHNGILLDownload

After the Coal Dust Book Review
A great review of our After the Coal Dust book on the Progress site in Italy. “This is one of the very best books of photography to come to the table.” Margaret Thatcher’s conservative government, with their forced closures of…

Images from After the Coal Dust featured in LE MAGAZINE
Pleased to be featured in the 2023 Special Edition of LE MAGAZINE. There is an interview and photographs over 12 pages of the German language publication.

Hebden Bridge exhibition review
A great review for the After the Coal Dust exhibition at Hebden Bridge April 2022 “It’s unusual for us to approach exhibitors whose work we have seen elsewhere, sometimes because we’re too busy but also because we get so many…