I am sad to hear the news today that Brian Griffin has passed. I have very little to say about Brian that he didn’t say better himself. Therefore to mark his passing I recommend that you watch him in our film Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay, listen to his contribution to the A Photographic Life podcast (below) in which he explained what photography meant to him and look at his images. They all say everything that needs to be said.
Film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU&t=12s
Audio:
Images:
www.briangriffin.co.uk
Image: Kind permission of Ashley Franklin
© Grant Scott 2024
Brian was a real genius of creative photography and a lovely man too. I was fortunate to meet him several times and to purchase a couple of his images along with most of his books. He made an immense if largely under appreciated contribution to photographic image making both in the UK and abroad.