Brian Griffin 1948-2024

[Lachlan Young]

It would be difficult to overstate his impact on a generation of photographers, especially those who try to exist in the liminal space between art & commerce.

I recall that @Mike Crawford was his printer.

 

[logan2z]

I read about his passing this morning. We've been losing a lot of great photographers lately

 

[Ballinderry-Michael]

It would be difficult to understate his impact on a generation of photographers, especially those who try to exist in the liminal space between art & commerce.

I recall that @Mike Crawford was his printer.

You mean "overstate".

 

[Lachlan Young]

You mean "overstate".

Edited to fix

 

[Ballinderry-Michael]

I have reason to remember him with gratitude, as his liking for one of my blueprints got it into a good exhibition.

 

[Mike Crawford]

I somehow missed this post. As Lachlan mentioned, I worked with Brian as his printer for 25 years, so was a good friend and a great inspiring photographer to work for. First knew of him though in the late 70s with his work for Echo and the Bunnymen. Saw him two days before he died at an exhibition of his I printed, so was such a shock to hear. Funeral was last week in his Midlands hometown in the Black Country and we're currently organising his London memorial. So many memories of times with him, exhibitions, talks, regular visits to my lab and some of the trips for exhibition openings. Lots in the UK, especially at Derby for the Format Festival, which he was a proud patron of, but others further afield in France, Poland and Iceland. He is going to be so missed!! Good obituary by Simon Bainbridge in the BJP.
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