Glastonbury :The Festival and Its People

Glastonbury

Glastonbury :The Festival and Its People

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"Capturing the spirit of every Glastonbury since 1992, this coffee table book from award-winning photographer Liam Bailey brings together three decades of revelry and wonder among festivalgoers on Somerset's most famous dairy farm." Redonline.co.uk

"...Iconic Photos That Capture the Messy Essence of Glastonbury."VICE

"The book’s images capture the rugged anarchy that spreads through Somerset each year around the solstice."MSN

"There are many books about the music scene but few that show punters in all their beautiful variety. Liam Bailey’s long-term documentation has really paid off – this book about the craziness of Glastonbury Festival is terrific." – Martin Parr

Glastonbury is the striking distillation of over 30 years' unprecedented photographic access to the world's largest green-field music and performing arts festival. In over 120 memorable images, Liam Bailey invites us to share his experiences of being among its diverse tribes.

Although Glastonbury has evolved into a sprawling fixture of the British summer calendar, this famously vibrant event is still powered by the belief in alternative communal culture. It is this special energy that has kept Bailey returning every year since 1992. Above all, this 'access all areas' visual diary makes a case for the positive human potential of over 200,000 people being able to get together in the open air – to enjoy music, performance and each other.

Bailey's work has been exhibited in the UK and abroad, and appeared in magazines and newspapers including The Independent, The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller.

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Type Book
ISBN13 9781788842570
ISBN10 178884257X
Number Of Pages 120
Item Weight 718 g
Product Dimensions 200 x 250 x 16 mm
Publisher / Reseller ACC Art Books
Format hardback
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Media Reviews

"There are many books about the music scene but few that show punters in all their beautiful variety. Liam Bailey’s long-term documentation has really paid off – this book about the craziness of Glastonbury Festival is terrific." - Martin Parr
"Capturing the spirit of every Glastonbury since 1992, this coffee table book from award-winning photographer Liam Bailey bings together three decades of revelry and wonder among festivalgoers on Somerset's most famous dairy farm." - Redonline.co.uk
"If you’ve ever been to Glastonbury, you know that it’s more than just a festival – it’s an experience, a rite of passage, and a realm where the usual rules of life are momentarily suspended. Liam Bailey’s book encapsulates this spirit perfectly. Through his lens, we see the festival’s evolution while it remains true to its roots." - WhyNow
"...Iconic Photos That Capture the Messy Essence of Glastonbury." - VICE
"With his 25th visit coming imminently, many of those shots are being presented in his newly published photobook Glastonbury: The festival and its people. Featuring grainy black-and-white film shots from his earliest festivals and vibrant, full colour photographs from more recent years, the book explores the unique cultural experience and communal spirit found at the UK’s largest festival." - Huck Magazine
"Over 30 years since he first attended, Bailey’s book ‘Glastonbury: The Festival and Its People’ finally brings his decades of experiencing the festival into a beautiful single concise volume." - Euronews
"'Glastonbury: The Festival and Its People' has been released by ACC Art Books just in time for the 2024 edition. It brings together Bailey’s years of documenting the festival, first in black-and-white on his Leica film camera, and his more recent digital colour shots." - Yahoo!
"The book’s images capture the rugged anarchy that spreads through Somerset each year around the solstice." - MSN
"A new book, Glastonbury: The Festival and Its People, distils more than 30 years of photographs taken at the world’s largest festival of its kind." - The Times UK
Liam Bailey was interviewed by the BBC One Show at Glastonbury 2024. - BBC One Show

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Author's Bio

Liam Bailey is a photographer, working out of Norfolk, England. After a spell working as a chemistry teacher, followed by a brief stint at the BBC, Liam moved into photography full time. His project work tends to focus on people and documentary, but not exclusively. Alongside several international exhibitions, Glastonbury is Liam's second book. The first, Forever England (Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2006) was published following a social documentary examining the inanimate inhabitants of the UK's first model village. He presently works for Creative Arts EAST, he previously co-founded the photography platform, Photocrowd.com. In 2006, he was awarded an MA in Photography by the London College of Communication and in 2022 graduated with an MA in Culture and Arts' Photography from Novia University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Represented by Institute Artists up until 2020, Liam now represents himself. He is a member of the Association of Photographers.

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