John Bulmer: Northern Soul


This picture is taken from Northen Soul, a photo book by John Bulmer which I came across at The Photographers’ Gallery. There is a great interview with the photographer below in which he talks about his days in Fleet Street and his preference of 35mm over the standard Rolleiflex cameras. Bulmer ws a pioneer in the UK of using colour for news photography and his muted pastelish tones became his trademark. He is a great storyteller, both in words and pictures…