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John Darwell
John Darwell is an independent photographer working on long-term projects that reflect his interest in social and industrial change, concern for the environment, and issues around the depiction of mental health.
To date, he has had seventeen books of his work published, of which the most recent are:
'Sheffield: In Transition' (Cafe Royal Books 2014), 'Chernobyl' volumes 1 and 2 (the Velvet Cell 2014), 'Things Seen Whilst Wandering Around Attercliffe' (Cafe Royal 2014), 'Desert States', images from the South West United States (the Velvet Cell 2014), and 'Grangemouth and the Forth Estuary' (Cafe Royal Books 2014). Other recent books include: 'Sheffield: Hyde Park, Meadowhall and Ponds Forge (Cafe Royal Books 2013) 'DDSBs' (mynewtpress 2013), and 'Sheffield: Tinsley Viaduct' (Cafe Royal Books 2013).
Aves
© Aves, 2025. John Darwell
Looking at the birds that visit my garden. The aim of the work is to move away from the traditional perspective of bird photography and instead look to the mysterious and precarious world birds occupy. A world full of dangers from both predators and disease, and one in which each day becomes a fight for survival. The images are meant to convey these sensibilities and reflect not only on the birds' struggle for existence but also on how the images become a metaphor for the wider sense of our survival in an increasingly unstable and uncertain world.
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