On the rare occasion that I visit my home town of Bradford, I always make a point of visiting the National Media Museum. Exhibiting there at the moment, until 27th September, is collection of photographs by one of Britain’s greatest photographers – Don McCullin.

McCullin has travelled the world, capturing raw, powerful images of war, famine and disaster – but throughout his career he has also photographed his own country. Many of the pictures shown in the exhibition are of Bradford in the late 70s and so, to me, they stir up many memories of my childhood. So I couldn’t come away from this exhibition without buying one of his many books.

‘In England’ presents a personal portrait of Britain, created during a period spanning over 50 years. It is a dark, often uncomfortable vision of a divided nation where the gulf between rich and poor remains as defined as ever. However, McCullin balances his anger at social injustice with great humanity, compassion, lyricism and occasional humour.

For more on the exhibition click here

To buy the book yourself click here

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