J O H N  S. W E B B

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1950 Born Clapham Common, London.

1955-67 School in London.

1967-68 Assistant studio photographer.

1969-70 Traveled in Europe.

1970-73 Photography course at Medway College in Rochester, GB.

1973-74 Photographic Technician at Berkshire College, Reading, GB. Daughter Joanna born 1st November.

1974 Moved to Sweden.

1976 Employed by Swedish photographic magazine "Aktuell Fotografi".

1977 Began working part time at Aktuell Fotografi in order to devote more time to freelance work and personal projects.
Self-published first book: "Still Movements".

1980 Son Michael born 16th February.

1985 Layout and photographic material for a correspondence course in photography with Rune Jonsson.

1986-87 Working totally freelance. Lecturing at Lunds University on the course "The Photographic Image".
Self-published second book: "Images from Western Scania".
"Correspondent for European Photography.

1987-88 Guest lecturer at The School of Photography, Gothenburg University.
Published : "Spår" (Traces) with Sören Sommelius' text. Fyra Förläggare

1989- Employed part-time teaching at The School of Photography, Gothenburg University.

1989 Published : "Den idérike fotografen" (The creative thinking photographer) with Hans Alenius. Aktuell Fotografi.

1990 Working with EKODOK 90 project. A photographic environmental project funded by the Swedish department of culture.
Formed photographic book publishers "BILDiBOK" with five other photographers.

1991 Published fifth book :"Departure". Bildibok.

1991-96 Working on major research project: "The Tourists' Landscape: Containing Nature", funded by Gothenburg University.

1992- 1996 Webmaster for The School of Photography, Gothenburg University.

1993 Published "Woodland". Bildibok.

1994 Work published in EKODOK catalogue "I Människans Hand" (The Hand of Man). Five year work-grant from The Swedish Authors Fund.
Portfolio: To the memory of Derek Bennet European Photography (D)

1996 - Published : "Sök Sebran". LL-Förlaget.
Member of Kulturrådet´s (Swedish Ministry of Culture) grants advisory board for book publishers.(1996-1999)
Member of SFF's (Swedish Association of Photographers) board for authors. (1996-2004 )
Teaching Digital imagery at The School of Photography and Film, Göteborg University. Divorced.
Started working on the long term photographic project: "High Ground". A continuous series of images from mountainous regions around the world. Travelled in Norway.

1998 Member of reference board for Digital Bild Verkstad (Digital image and book workshop).(1998 - )
Compiling "Green Places" work to book and exhibition - published Spring 2000.
Research project "Arrival" funded by Göteborg University.
Together with Göran Boardy, finished an interactive CD ROM version of the book "Sök Sebran". Published by LL-Förlaget.
Göran's site

1999 Published Digital Bild with Stefan Ohlsson and Bosse Westerlund, Bonniers.
Finished working at The School of Photography and Film in Göteborg.
Continuing qtvr work on ØREDOK - a project concerning the consequences of building the Öresund bridge. Travelled in Nepal.

2000 Selection committee for Kungliga Biblioteket's 2000-2001
"Svensk Bokkonst" (The Swedish Royal Library's - Swedish Book Art.)
Two months in Africa.
Published "Green Places" Nya Vyer, Stockholm.

2001 Started working as a photographer for Malmö Museum. Contined teaching at Malmö University - Art & Communications - K3.
Son David born 6th May.
Made and exhibited first video "Ring Road".

2003 Left Malmö Museum. Awarded major grant from Swedish Author's Fund "Income Guarantee".
Initiated external course: Digital Imagery at K3

2004 Published "Utflykter Kring Öresund" text Sören Sommelius. LL-Förlaget.
Traveled to Australia, Singapore and Tokyo, working on new project "Memorial".
Son Melvyn born April 6th.
Married Lotta Wennius 14th August.

2006 Traveled to Australia
Continuing working on Across Øresund series
Traveled to New York
First show of "Memorial - far from nature
Member of committee Fotografi i Fokus Biennial

2007 Published "ABC - mer " ll-förlaget, Stockholm.

2009 Published Photographs of Malmö. With Finn Larsen. Visions of Öresund, Malmö.
Representative for Swedish Fotografers Association within Kungliga Bibliotekets (The Royal Library, Stockholm) comittee for Svensk Bokkonst.

2010 Published catalogue for "Up And Around the Sound". John S. Webb and Lars Byggdemark. Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg.
Travelled to New Zealand and Australia - continuing work on High Ground.

2012 Published PLANTED. Nya Vyer, Stockholm.
Started work on Walking series.

2013 Published A Garden. Nyer Vyer, Stockholm

2014 Published ÖRESUND / ØRESUND, Pequod Press, Malmö.

2015 Published TRACE / SKÅNE, Pequod Press, Malmö.

2016 Published SKÅNE KUST / COAST, Pequod Press, Malmö. Three prints [80x58cm] aquired by Stockholms Läns Landsting (county administration), for public display.

One person exhibitions (selection)

1972 Stonhouse Street London Libraries.

1973 Skies and Shadows Impressions Gallery, York, GB.

1977 Still Movements, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, GB. Hull University, GB, Gallery 1+1,
Helsingborg, Sweden,
Camera Obscura, Stockholm.

1982-83 Bilder från södra Sverige, Malmö Museum touring exhibition.

1981 Light Waves Impressions Gallery, York GB. Trent Polytechnic

1984 Topografiska Bilder - Fotogalleriet i Lund, Sweden.(Topographic Images)

1986 Zones Billund's Airport, Denmark.

1988 Trees Museum zu Schaffhausen, Switzerland

1989 Spår (Traces) Båstad's Library.

1989 Minnen från åttiotalet - Helsingborg's Museum (Memories from the eighties.)

1991 Landscapes - Ljungsjögården, Skåne, Sweden

1992 Island vid vägkanten - Fotograficentrum, Malmö, Sweden (Roadside: Iceland)

1992 Vår tids kulturlandskap - Helsingborgs Museum, Sweden (Cultural landscape of our age)

1992 Turistens Landskap - work in progress Galleri Röda Kvarn, Helsingborg, S. (The Tourists' Landscape)

1997 Containers- an Internet exhibition.
Norway 1997: http://www.webbphoto.se/Norway/Norway.html

1998 Green Places / Gröna Platser - Fotogalleriet, Lund, Sweden.
http://www.webbphoto.se/Green.html

2002 Gröna Platser - Nordiska Museet Stockholm
www.nordm.se

2006 Memorial - far from nature - Kulturen i Lund, Sweden.

2007 High Ground - Gallery Svenshög, Lund, Sweden.

2016 Trace Travelling, Almlöf Gallery, Malmö, Sweden.

2017 Travelling, Tingsryd Library.
Skåne Kust, Galleri Moment, Ängelholm, Sweden.

2012-2013 Öster om Ystad (East of Ystad) Ystads Konstmuseum,Ystad.

2014 A Way of Life, Moderna Museet, Malmö.
Between Realities, Photography in Sweden 1970-2000, Gothenburg Museum of Art and Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg.
Österlen Coastal series, Galleri Final: Fabriken, Bästekille, Österlen.
LAND Gallery Banja Rathnov (Museumsbygningen) Copenhagen.

2015 Tedious Landscapes / Tråkiga Landskap, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö.

Konstnärsnämnden, (The Swedish Arts Grants Committee), 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991.
Författarfonden, (The Swedish Authors' Fund), 1979, 1988. 1994, Five year working grant 2001, Travel grant 1999 & 2017.
Garanterad Författarpenning (Author's Income Guarantee) 2003
Läromedelsförfattarnas Förening (Association of textbook authors) 1998
SFF fotokopieringsfond 1999
Gullers Stipendiat, Nordiska Museet 2001.

updated Feb. 2014