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PODCAST: A Photographic Life ‘Special’ ‘Catching Spirits In a Box: Photography and The Dead’ Part 1

Posted on 27/02/202327/02/2023 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Confessions of a Gallery Hater

Posted on 09/12/202209/12/2022 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Myths and Legends, From Photography’s Shady Past…

Posted on 09/12/202209/12/2022 by gscott20120

Bill Jay Archive: Arnold Newman: A Personal Appreciation

Posted on 04/12/202204/12/2022 by gscott20121

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 229: Plus Photographer Richard Bram

Posted on 21/09/202213/09/2022 by gscott20121

The Family of Man: A Reappraisal of “The Greatest Exhibition of All Time”

Posted on 16/09/202216/09/2022 by gscott20122

Snapshot: Norman Parkinson and New York City

Posted on 02/09/2022 by gscott20120

Snap Shot: Edward Steichen and Louise Brooks

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Snap Shot: Thomas Struth and New York City

Posted on 22/08/202222/08/2022 by gscott20122

#BillJayDay: A Personal Reflection

Posted on 12/08/202212/08/2022 by gscott20120

#BillJayDay: A Collection of Forgotten Articles and Writing…

Posted on 12/08/202212/08/2022 by gscott20124

AUDIO: Sue Davies OBE Explains How and Why The Photographers Gallery, London Was Founded in 1971

Posted on 21/07/2022 by gscott20120

In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 7, ‘The Photo Study Centre and The Teaching Begins’

Posted on 19/07/202219/07/2022 by gscott20120

In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 6, ‘Bad Decisions, and Goodbye to Magazines’

Posted on 14/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 5, ‘1970 and The Beginning of Album’

Posted on 11/07/202214/07/2022 by gscott20120

#BillJayDay Announced

Posted on 04/07/202204/07/2022 by gscott20120

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 4: ‘The Sixties End and The Future is Bright’

Posted on 23/06/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

It’s Time In Photography For Some New Reference Points…

Posted on 12/06/202212/06/2022 by gscott20127

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 3, ‘Tony Ray Jones, Diane Arbus and Weegee in NYC’

Posted on 16/05/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

The Nude and Photography: That Was Then, But This Is Now…

Posted on 02/05/202203/05/2022 by gscott20120

Is Documentary Photography Obsessed With Sad?

Posted on 18/04/202220/05/2022 by gscott20121

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 2, ‘A Grammar School Boy, Holland Park Parties and Tony Ray Jones’

Posted on 31/03/202217/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search Of Bill Jay, Episode 1, ‘The Search Begins: It Was a Snap Shot Magazine’

Posted on 17/03/202217/07/2022 by gscott20125

Audio In Search of Bill Jay Podcast

PODCAST: Introducing ‘In Search of Bill Jay’

Posted on 22/02/202203/07/2022 by gscott20120

Audio Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 191: Christmas Special, Plus Curator, Editor, and Photographic Consultant Zelda Cheatle

Posted on 22/12/202113/12/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Seven Days in New York: Tony Ray Jones, Bill Jay, a Host of Characters and the Future of British Photography

Posted on 16/09/202128/09/2021 by gscott20120

Look to the Masters of Painting and Photography

Posted on 30/05/202131/05/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Original (and Reproduction) Thoughts…

Posted on 04/04/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Julia Margaret Cameron: An Appraisal

Posted on 21/03/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Ansel Adams: A Few Personal Notes

Posted on 26/02/2021 by gscott20121

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Bill Brandt: A true but fictional first encounter

Posted on 23/02/2021 by gscott20120

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

David Hurn: A personal appraisal by Bill Jay

Posted on 20/02/202120/02/2021 by gscott20121

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Why Weegee was not a Westerner: Or, the secret of successful landscape photography

Posted on 20/02/202120/02/2021 by gscott20123

Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Souls On a Plate: The Camera Fiend and Spirit Photography

Posted on 19/02/2021 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, ‘US Election Photography Special’, Episode 133: Plus Photographer Richard Beaven

Posted on 11/11/202008/11/2020 by gscott20120

Opinions Podcasts: A Photographic Life

PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 105: Plus Photographer Jessica Backhaus

Posted on 29/04/202025/04/2020 by gscott20120