John Harrison has been making photographs for over 30 years. His photography practice is balanced between a documentary and socially engaged approach, attempting to reflect contemporary issues through photography, whilst involving local people in the direction of photographic works. Whilst much of John’s photography has been centred on the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, UK – the town he grew up in over 40 years ago – his latest work is situated more broadly in Lancashire and Greater Manchester (see examples on the Archive page). John’s photography has been exhibited at several UK and international venues, including; Chapel Gallery (Lancashire); Clitheroe Castle Gallery (Lancashire); Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Lancashire); Dalby Forest (North York Moors); Kunstammlung-Neubrandenburg (Mecklenburg); PRISM Contemporary (Lancashire); St Ethleburga’s (London); Millepiani Gallery (Rome). Photography from recent projects have been exhibited at The National Festival of Making (Blackburn. 2024), Open Eye Gallery (Liverpoool, 2024), and OXO Gallery (London. 2024), as well and in various physical and online exhibtions: PROGRESS: Contemporary and Future Societies (Rome. 2023), Docu-Magazine’s Best of Documentary and Street Photography (Online. Volume 9), and LenCulture’s Editor’s Pick (Portrait Awards. 2023).