"Bookworms" meet to discuss a photography book about ten times a year (no meetings in December or in the Summer). Occasionally they may attend Exhibitions or Workshops as a group. Meetings are usually on the third Wednesday of the month but may vary.
Although the meeting has in the past focused on a particular book over a number of months, the format has now changed and currently the group is focusing on a different photographer each month, a format which is proving very popular. The programme has included famous as well as lesser known photographers, and the discussions have been very stimulating. There is a core of 8 regulars and several others attend intermittently.
All are welcome but meetings are deliberately kept to a small number so that all can enjoy and participate in discussions. For more information, to check dates and to book, click here
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The following is a reading list to which the members are invited to contribute their personal recommendations and thus build it as a reference for the Group.
The first suggestions by Bookworm members are listed below.
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Gerry Badger, The Genius of Photography, 2007
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Gerry Badger, The Pleasures of Good Photographs, 2010
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John Berger, several books including: Understanding a Photograph, 2013; Another Way of Telling, 1982
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Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, 2012
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Henry Carroll, Read this if you want to take great photographs, 2014
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Jackie Higgins, Why it does not have to be in focus: modern photography explained, Thames & Hudson, 2013
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Robin Kelsey, Photography and the Art of Chance, 2015
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Ashley La Grange, Basic Critical Theory for Photographers, 2005
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Stephen Shore, The Nature of Photographs, 2007
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Liz Wells, A Critical Introduction, 5th revised edition, 2015
Recommendation from Del Barrett is 'The Pencil of Nature' (Henry Fox Talbot) - downloadable from Project Gutenberg. There’s a whole load of free stuff on their bookshelf <http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Photography_(Bookshelf)> , for those interested in historical stuff.