Photography

A Seventh Man

Book 1975

Books, Collaborations, Essays, Jean Mohr, Migrants, Photography

A Seventh Man, by John Berger (text) and Jean Mohr (photographs), first publication in 1975.
This seminal classic explores the fate of migrant workers.
First published in 1975, this finely wrought investigation remains as urgent as ever, presenting the life of those who have travelled to live and work in Europe. Art critic, novelist, and artist John Berger brings humanity and a voice to those silenced in the p…
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Barcelona Exhibition: Permanent Red

May 13 2023

La Virreina Centre de la Imatge in Barcelona proposes a great exhibition from 13th of May to 22nd of October 2023.
Permanent Red exhibition © La Virreina Centre de la Imatge – Pep Herrero
Curated by Valentín Roma and Laura Valls, this exhibition presents John Berger’s commitments through his books, videos, drawings completed by Jean Mohr’s photographies and other archives. They wel…
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MELBOURNE MEMORIAL LECTURE: Behrouz Boochani and Hoda Afshar

Dec 07 2022

The Greek Cultural Center of Melbourne proposes a John Berger Memorial Lecture every year. They invite Behrouz Boochani and Hoda Afshar.Behrouz Boochani is a Kurdish-Iranian born journalist, author, academic and former refugee. Hoda Afshar is an Iranian documentary photographer, based in Melbourne. She is known for her 2018 prize-winning portrait of Behrouz Boochani, who suffered a long imprisonment in the Manus Is…
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Coventry (UK) exhibition: Migrating Dreams and Nightmares

Jan 31 2023

‘Migrating Dreams and Nightmares’ is a new exhibition of images and text by John Berger and Jean Mohr, on display at Commonground in Coventry. The exhibition is based on their book A Seventh Man, first published in 1973 and looks at migration in Europe. Nirmal Puwar (Academic at Goldsmiths, University of London) first co-curated this exhibition in 2016 at Goldsmiths University of London. This new exhibition is on di…
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A Fortunate Man

Book 1967

Books, Collaborations, Doctor, Essays, Jean Mohr, Peasants, Photography, UK, Workers

A Fortunate Man : the story of a country doctor, first collaboration by John Berger (text) and Jean Mohr (photographs), first publication in 1967.
Berger’s exploration of what it means to heal. In 1966 John Berger spent three months in the Forest of Dean shadowing an English country GP, John Sassall. Sassall is a fortunate man – his work occupies and fulfils him, he lives amongst the patients he treats, the lin…
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Another Way of Telling

Book 1982

Books, Collaborations, Essays, Jean Mohr, Peasants, Photography, Workers

Another Way of Telling, by John Berger (text) and Jean Mohr (photographs), first publication in 1982.
John Berger and Jean Mohr’s classic investigation into the nature of photography and what makes it so different from other art forms
The writer John Berger and the photographer Jean Mohr set out to understand the fundamental nature of photography and how it makes its impact. Asking a range of questions – W…
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Pages of the Wound

Book 1994

Art, Books, Drawing, John Christie, Photography, Poetry

Pages of the Wound, book of poems, drawings and photographs 1956-96 by John Berger, first limited edition in 1994, paperback edition in 1996.
Pages of the Wound is the result of a collaboration between John Christie, who printed the original book at Circle Press, and John Berger. This is a collection of his poems, drawings and photographs. It includes 46 poems written between 1956 and 1994. “At Remaurian”, a …
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Understanding A Photograph

Book 2013

Books, Essays, Geoff Dyer, Marc Trivier, Photography

Understanding A Photograph, book of essays by John Berger, edited by Geoff Dyer, first edition in 2013.
This selection contains many groundbreaking essays and previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions and catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and W. Eugene Smith – and the lives of those photographed – with fierce engagement, intensity and tenderness….
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At the Edge of the World

Book 1999

Books, Collaborations, Jean Mohr, Photography

At the Edge of the World, a Jean Mohr’s book (text and photos) in collaboration with John Berger, first publication in 1999.
Swiss photographer Jean Mohr has travelled the globe documenting the lives of the dispossessed, the marginalized and the overlooked for over forty years. In 1996, while convalescing from a serious operation in the mountains near Geneva known locally as ‘The Edge of the World’, Mohr realiz…
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My Beautiful

Book 2004

Books, Collaborations, Contemporary art, Essays, France, Marc Trivier, Photography, Sculpture, Workers, Yves Berger

My Beautiful by John Berger (text) and Marc Trivier (photographs), first publication in English and French in 2004.
The question of beauty is addressed here in the intertwining of photographic and writing approaches. Jean Marquis made portraits of Giacometti in his studio, Marc Trivier photographed Giacometti’s sculptures. John Berger, in the continuation of his reflection and in particular on his distance from…
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Railtracks

Book 2011

Books, Collaborations, Contemporary art, Countryside, Essays, Photography, UK

Railtracks, by Anne Michaels and John Berger (text), first publication in 2011. Some editions with Tereza Stehlikova photographs.
Railtracks is a unique collaboration between two writers of remarkable achievement. A profound meditation on railways, love and loss, at once intimate and committed, it moves from the industrial to the metaphysical, from the tectonic shifts of globalization to the interior pulses of m…
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John by Jean

Book 2016

About John Berger, Books, Collaborations, Countryside, Family, France, Jean Mohr, Peasants, Photography, Quincy, Tributes

John by Jean, Fifty Years of Friendship, edited by Jim Savage with Simone and Jean Mohr photographs, first publication in 2016.
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