Many are the photographers attracted to depicting the natural beauties of Britain and its picture-perfect sites and scenes. Few, however, are drawn to John Davies's favoured subject matter: Britain's industrial and post-industrial landscape. Master of the atmospheric topographical study, his black-and-white pictures seem to invite the viewer to speculate on what went before, and what might come after.
Deutsche Borse Photography Prize: John Davies
Drusilla Beyfus, The Telegraph, January 19, 2008