Colin Jones; Grafters

by Mark Haworth-Booth

Book Overview

Colin Jones followed an unusual path into photography, having been a dancer with the Royal Ballet until his late 20s. While on tour in the north of England he began to take pictures of the mining communities and it was not long before he had given up dancing to begin his new career, landing a job at the Observer alongside photographers such as Philip Jones Griffiths and Don McCullin.

Jones' subjects are working people: miners, shipbuilders,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714842532
• ISBN13: 9780714842530
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.2"