{"product_id":"a1-the-great-north-road","title":"A1 - The Great North Road","description":"\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW226686369 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1 - The Great North Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1 - The Great North Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 Now 40 years old, this book is as much art as it is a historical document of the years of Margaret Thatcher’s government and the UK’s declining industrial base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraham went on to complete \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Caring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1985) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTroubled Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1986), both of which became iconic bodies of work. Originally self-published and now rare, Graham's 1980's trilogy of books will be re-published over the coming years by MACK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW226686369 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1q8Ky9LMO08?si=eNuXpMm-smq2B8kC\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW226686369 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWith essays and conversations by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmelia Abraham, Brontez Purnell, McKenzie Wark, Rene Matić and Ajamu X, Jack Parlett, Tavia Nyong’o, Adam Zmith, Sita Balani and Sunil Gupta, Ariel Goldberg, Sweatmother, Asa Seresin, and Legacy Russell and Tourmaline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback with die-cut cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 28 cm, 284 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mack Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52980147028304,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2488\/9840\/files\/cover402_831cb349-f759-4fba-9e8b-3d681894c900.jpg?v=1778152548","url":"https:\/\/dubblefilm.com\/en-gb\/products\/a1-the-great-north-road","provider":"dubblefilm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}