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The End of Industry - John Myers

The End of Industry - John Myers

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The End of Industry - John Myers

The End of Industry is a signed and numbered edition of 450 copies. Each book is accompanied by a 5x4 signed and dated silver-gelatin print of Bricks Drying, William Mobberly Brickworks, Kingswinford, 1983.
John Myers, The End of Industry is the third and final volume of Myers' work to be published by RRB Photobooks, forming a Catalogue Raisonne of his entire photographic output. These photographs were taken between 1981 and 1988 in 'The Black Country' a part of England that was famous for making things from metal.
Changes occurred in the early 1980s that hit metal manufacturing particularly hard. A record number of bankruptcies resulted in high levels of unemployment. Factories either closed completely or realigned their business model to warehousing and retailing components that had been manufactured overseas. Foundries, forges and steelworks - not easily transformed into industrial units or office space - quickly morphed into housing estates, enterprise zones or retail parks. The change was rapid and irreversible. A landscape that had been formed by the Industrial Revolution disappeared.

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John Myers documents Britain's industrial decline with powerful photography. Must-have for anyone interested in British manufacturing heritage.

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Founded by Rudi Thoemmes in Bristol, RRB Photobooks celebrates Britain's distinctive documentary photography tradition - capturing the eccentric, overlooked beauty that defines British culture. This independent publisher specialises in rare, underappreciated British photographers who reveal the nation's authentic character: Peter Mitchell's 40-year documentation of Leeds showing life's complexities, Niall McDiarmid's seven-year journey photographing Britain's true characters in homogenised high streets, and Martin Parr's wonderfully humorous, often garish style unveiling worlds we know but shy from. Their British Documentary Classics series brings new life to both celebrated and previously overlooked photographers, making important work accessible to wider audiences. RRB opens eyes to see British culture through lenses that are unforgiving yet utterly charming, witty, and quintessentially British - publishing the photographers mainstream houses often miss.

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