AN online appeal to help fund a book showcasing almost 50 years of work from a Bradford photographer has smashed its initial target.

LIFE. Ian Beesley: Retrospective is a 200-page coffee table-style book, to be launched next year, and set to feature black and white images taken across the Bradford district and beyond since the 1970s.

It follows a free exhibition of the same name, which closed last month, and was located in the roof space of Salts Mill.

It includes sections dedicated to different themes of his work including photographs of Bradford mills of yesteryear, Bradford Bulls, the Bantams, coal mines and pubs from Bradford taken during the 1970s and 80s.

An online crowdfunding page, which closed on December 2, raised £15,353 after setting an initial target of £12,000.

 

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