{"product_id":"a1-the-great-north-road-paul-graham","title":"A1: The Great North Road - Paul Graham","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Graham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1 - The Great North Road\u003c\/em\u003e was Paul Graham's first book, published in 1983. Despite the UK having a vibrant photographic scene at the time, there were only handful of monographic books - Chris Killip and Martin Parr had one each - and no dedicated publishers or distributors. Graham had to self-publish A1, but as the first colour book, it had a startling impact on British photography. Uniting the tradition of social documentary with the fresh approach of new colour, A1 - The Great North Road was transformative on photography in the UK and paved the way for a new generation of British colour photographers to emerge, from Nick Waplington to Anna Fox, Richard Billingham to Tom Wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the full length of England and into Edinburgh, Graham travelled repeatedly along the 'Great North Road' with a large format camera, to record the people, buildings, and landscape of early 1980's Britain. Now 40 years old, this book is as much art as it is a historical document of the years of Margaret Thatcher’s government and the UK’s declining industrial base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham went on to complete Beyond Caring (1985) and Troubled Land (1986), both of which became iconic bodies of work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Graham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48868723359992,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/7403\/files\/A1.jpg?v=1780979930","url":"https:\/\/happyvalleyshop.com\/products\/a1-the-great-north-road-paul-graham","provider":"Happy Valley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}