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Nigel Shafran – The Well




































In the world of fashion, 'The well' is industry terminology for the main image section of a magazine. For influential British photographer Nigel Shafran, this space has served as a place for unexpected creativity, subversive critique and wry commentary.
This landmark publication, edited and designed by Linda van Deursen, chronicles Shafran’s commercial and un-commercial approach to photography, with interviews and reflections between Shafran and his peers threaded throughout.
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Nigel Shafran (b. 1964) is a British photographer known for his contemplative, domestic and humanistic approach to photography, notably in book form. Previous publications include Ruthbook (1995), Dad's Office (1999), Edited Photographs 1992-2004 (Steidl/Photoworks, 2004), Flowers for ___ (Koenig, 2008), Ruth on the Phone (Roma, 2012) Teenage Precinct Shoppers (Dashwood, 2013) Visitor Figures (2015) Dark Rooms (MACK, 2016) and The People On The Street (2018).
His work has been included in exhibitions such as How we are; Photographing Britain, Tate Britain; Observers: Photographers of the British Scene from the 1930’s to Now, Galeria de Arte SESI Sao Paulo, Brazil; Island stories: Fifty Years of Photography in Britain, Victoria & Albert Museum; Reality Check, Photographer’s Gallery / British Council; Theatres of the Real, FotoMuseum, Antwerp. His work is held in several public collections, including Museum for Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Arts Council, the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Special Edition also available: 8 × 10" analogue C-type print, edition of 50
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376pp, 200 × 267 mm, 256 photos
OTA-bound softcover on multiple paper stocks
Interviews throughout with Phil Bicker, Anna Cockburn, Charlotte Cotton, Katie Grand, Alex Harrington, Phyllis Posnick and Kathy Acker
Designed by Linda van Deursen
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ISBN 978-1-912719-35-8
April 2022
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Signing at Paris Photo Friday 11 November 4pm
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Press:
- Aperture Photobook Review
- Creative Review
- PhotoVogue
- Widewalls
- Monocle
- British Journal of Photography
- AnOther
- IACK
- The Observer
- PORT Magazine
- Photo London Book Club
- The Guardian
- Elephant
- Dazed
- Wallpaper
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Book launch Thursday 12 May 2022, 5–9pm, Duende Gallery, 7 Cleeve Workshops, London
- Book launch Friday 20 May 2022, 6–8pm, Dashwood Books, 33 Bond St., New York
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