Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works closed on 19 February 2012. For details of our current exhibitions, take a look at our what’s on page.
In the 1970s, Daniel Meadows was at the forefront of the independent photography movement. His practice is complex, passionate and sometimes deeply autobiographical.
Gallery
From the Free Photographic Omnibus portrait series, photographed in Hulme, Manchester, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
Falling, from the series Butlin's by the Sea, Filey, Yorkshire, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
From the series Nattering in Paradise, 25th wedding anniversary party, Farnborough Park, Kent, 1985
© Daniel Meadows
From The Shop on Greame Street portrait series, Moss Side, Manchester, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
Shop, from the series Butlin's by the Sea, Filey, Yorkshire, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
From the Free Photographic Omnibus portrait series, photographed in Brighton, Sussex, May 1974
© Daniel Meadows
From the series June Street, photographed in Salford, 1973
© Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr
From the series Nattering in Paradise, 25th wedding anniversary party, Farnborough Park, Kent, 1985
© Daniel Meadows
From the Free Photographic Omnibus portrait series, photographed in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
Chalets, from the series Butlin's by the Sea, Filey, Yorkshire, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
From the series National Portraits: Now & Then, twin brothers Michael (left) and Peter McParland, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, 1974 and 1995
© Daniel Meadows
From the Free Photographic Omnibus, Mr. Frazer, judge of the leek show at Backworth Social Club, Tyne and Wear, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
From The Shop on Greame Street portrait series, Moss Side, Manchester, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
From the series June Street, photographed in Salford, 1973
© Daniel Meadows and Martin Parr
From the series Nattering in Paradise, Bickley School of Dancing, Bromley, Kent, 1985
© Daniel Meadows
The Dome of Fun and Fortune, from the series Butlin's by the Sea, Filey, Yorkshire, 1972
© Daniel Meadows
From the Free Photographic Omnibus, Italo Rigali, fish & chip shop proprietor, the Liberal Club, Easington Village, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
From the series National Portraits: Now & Then, mother and son Susie and Peter Gatesy, Brighton, Sussex 1974 and London 2000
© Daniel Meadows
Daniel Meadows and his bus, a 1947 Leyland Titan PD1, the Free Photographic Omnibus, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
The Free Photographic Omnibus, interior downstairs, 1974
© Daniel Meadows
The Free Photographic Omnibus, interior upstairs, 1974
© Daniel MeadowsDaniel Meadows’ early work broke with tradition and infused the medium with new energies and ways of seeing. Between 1971 and 1987, he produced an astonishing record of urban society in Britain, working in a uniquely collaborative way through his interviews with—and writing about—his subjects.
Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works encompassed Meadows’ major projects, alongside recently discovered work from his archives. The exhibition was curated by Val Williams and accompanied by a book published by Photoworks.
