{"product_id":"the-british-isles-signed-copy","title":"The British Isles -  signed copy","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIN STOCK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elast signed copies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEmbossed linen hardback with tip-in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 x 26cm, 304 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe British Isles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an account of thirteen years of life across the United Kingdom, as seen through the lens of Jamie Hawkesworth. In this sprawling sequence of portraits and landscapes, Hawkesworth surveys the characters and terrains that make up the everyday fabric of his home country: schoolchildren and shopworkers, markets and estates, priests and professionals, cities and construction sites.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"\"\u003eThese photographs chart an alternative history of this eventful period of British history; a period punctuated by austerity, referenda, celebration, and conflict. And yet as much as a historical document this book is an exercise in curiosity, presenting a radically democratising portrait of the United Kingdom in which individuals, buildings and natural scenes are imbued with Hawkesworth's generous and dignifying eye. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align:\" center class=\"p1\"\u003e *\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align:\" center class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align:\" center class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align:\" center class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe British Isles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an index of a modern, multicultural Britain in all its rich otherness, it is also a portrait of a place that is definably British in its myriad telltale social signifiers, from fish and chips to seaside fairgrounds, train platforms to corner shops.\u003c\/strong\u003e‘\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2600\"\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe British Isles\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of people and place, but also a testament to the power of photography and where it can lead both the persons in front and behind the lens.\u003c\/strong\u003e‘ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt’s Nice That\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#ff2600\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe British Isles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is a poignant reflection of Hawkesworth’s knack for seeking out the humanity of his subjects with tenderness and warmth … despite the fractious place in which the British Isles currently finds itself, Hawkesworth’s photographs speak volumes about the humanity that binds us together as strangers in a shared land.\u003c\/strong\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Photography\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube\" video player src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B9leaKSS2zw\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"allow=accelerometer;\" autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jamie Hawkesworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55690361503817,"sku":null,"price":349.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/2026\/9897\/files\/image1_2e7a56f4-022a-4ef9-9220-f1b0e593e92d.jpg?v=1779095049","url":"https:\/\/yyg0cd-80.myshopify.com\/products\/the-british-isles-signed-copy","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}