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Photographers Apprentice

ONE of the most exciting and remarkable photographic finds of recent years was made in, of all places, a Borders garden shed. Comprising a massive accumulation of glass negatives, it is the work of John Wood, a photographer whose studies of village life at the turn of the century sparkle with a quality rarely seen.

It is a find which has enthralled everyone who has seen prints taken from Wood's negatives. In the short time since their discovery, several Scottish museums as well as one south of the Border have shown interest.

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It's obvious that Wood was a man of imagination. He realised the photographic potential in scenes, which would have been part of everyday life and accepted as such by most people. What's more, he persuaded folk from all walks of life to pose for him.

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It's obvious that Wood was a man of imagination. He realised the photographic potential in scenes, which would have been part of everyday life and accepted as such by most people. What's more, he persuaded folk from all walks of life to pose for him.

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The picturesque village of Coldingham hasn't changed too much since Wood's days. As Bob gave me a guided tour he pointed out pubs, houses, even whole streets, which have remained basically unaltered. We stopped at a quaint red-tiled cottage and compared it with a photo taken around 1895. The picture could almost have been taken the day before.

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However, at least a small part of John Wood's incredible collection avoided this undignified fate and lay untouched until the day in May 1983 when Bob Thomson found it.

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I do hope you enjoy the images.

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A selection of photographs from the John Wood Collection.

Colouring

To achieve the coloured image required using a variety of different software with the addition of some manual colouring.

A Detailed Image

In order to obtain a more detailed coloured image would require a considerable amount of time per image depending on the quality of the original. This was not the objective at this point in time, it was simply to try to produce an acceptable coloured image for your enjoyment.

Artwork Images

Artwork images are produced via specialist software.

Copies

The images produced have no copyright associated with them. Most are suitable for small prints. However artwork images can be produced to a higher resolutions suitable in size for posters on request.

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