A BRADFORD-born photographer has revealed the opening date of an exhibition looking back at his 45-year career.
Ian Beesley's 'Life' will go on display in the roofspace at Salts Mill in Saltaire, between August 20 and October this year.
It will be the first UK retrospective of his work and will include more than 200 of his photographs in the exhibition.
Work on retrospective @SaltsMill mill progresses opens August @rps @anitathetweeter @UniofBradford @GalleryOldham @AdrianEdmondson @Thegeorgelayton @jamabing pic.twitter.com/x1ZtcZNhgI
— Ian Beesley (@IanBeesleyphoto) June 6, 2022
The exhibition will also include work by Yorkshire poet Ian McMillan, who he has worked with over the years.
Mr Beesley tweeted an update on how his preparations are going on displaying his work inside Salts Mill. He posted: “Work on retrospective at Salts Mill progresses, opens August.”
Retrospective @salts mill streetlife pics located on 1970s map.Expect loads of prints many not exhibited or published before. pic.twitter.com/2Y3o9B1XLQ
— Ian Beesley (@IanBeesleyphoto) June 6, 2022
He also revealed his exhibition will include many prints which have not been displayed or published before.
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