FEATURING DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER JOHN ANGERSON

Today I’m joined by documentary photographer John Angerson, described as one of Britain’s most creative and versatile photographers, on a walk along an ancient wall in Silchester, England. This wall, part of a once-thriving Roman town, nearly led Silchester to become England’s capital. We talk about his long-term project, Love Power Sacrifice, where for 20 years, John photographed a cult-like religious organisation called the Jesus Army. Also, how the most normal of scenes can be the site of the most extraordinary photo stories and how John gained the most incredible access to one of NASA’s space shuttle flights. It being the first Friday in the month, former guest John Dolan will be setting a new one-word assignment for June and there is news about our Photowalk adventure to Delhi, the Taj Mahal and Jodhpur in 2025.

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Bluecoat Press is bringing together the long-overlooked archive of Charlie Phillips, one of Britain’s greatest photographers in a beautifully curated book, designed and printed to the highest standard. Support his Kickstarter book project HERE.

Love Power Sacrifice, the book by John Angerson discussed on the show. More titles available HERE.

Sir Grayson Perry CBE RA Hon FRIBA is an English contemporary artist, writer, and broadcaster. Renowned for his ceramic vases, tapestries, and cross-dressing, he is also noted for his keen observations of the contemporary arts scene and his incisive critiques of British prejudices, fashions, and foibles.

Martin Parr CBE is a British documentary photographer and photojournalist known for his intimate, satirical, and anthropological projects that document the social classes of England and the wealth of the Western world.

Lee Friedlander is an American photographer known for his influential "social landscape" images from the 1960s and 1970s, featuring urban scenes with storefront reflections, fences, posters, and street signs.

Paul Lowe, Professor of Conflict, Peace and the Image at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.

STS-72 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996.

Source Wikipedia: Part of the production of Praktica cameras was made by state prisoners of the former postwar German Democratic Republic who were imprisoned in the jail of Cottbus for penal servitude. When that fact became public many German distributors stopped selling Practica cameras.

John Boynton (J.B.) Priestley OM was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions, which first brought him to wide public notice.

To ease his fear of flying, Garry Winogrand sought comfort in snapping shots within airport terminals, arriving well in advance of his flights to lose himself in his photography amidst the hustle and bustle of travel, all against the backdrop of the calm, architectural beauty of the terminals.

The D-Day timeline website used during the opening of today’s edition.

Giles Penfound’s Home Town Stories, mentioned with the pay-off to today’s show.

MUSIC LINKS: The band Low Light sang and wrote the playout song today Undertow. Music on the show is sourced primarily from Artlist.

JOHN ANGERSON

Photographs above from John Angerson’s 20 year project about the Jesus Army, Love Power Sacrifice. See more photographs from all projects on his website. Photographs copyright. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission from the photographer.