I've been an editorial photographer since the age of 17-worked my way up from weekly and regional newspapers to freelancing for national and international newspapers and magazines. A regular contributor to The Guardian and The Telegraph newspapers since 1987. I've won various awards over the years, including twice UK Photographer of the Year. Photography is more than just a job to me and I'm still as passionate about good photos as I was at the age of 13yrs when I had my first photo printed on the front page of my local paper.
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UK: Claws Of Steel
By John Watts-Robertson
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 28 December 2009
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Bill Pinchers stands with a group of his workmates – tough looking men, waiting for a red hot bar of steel to make its way towards them inside one of the last hand-rolled steel mills in Britain. Outside, the Black Country weather is doing its worst with heavy rain being driven almost horizontally by [...]

UK: Recession Bites For Polish
By John Watts-Robertson
Posted in all, features, europe, news & global on 16 December 2008
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A third of Polish people living in Britain may leave the UK in 2009, driven out by the recession. Since 2004 when Poland joined the European Union, poles have flocked to Britain drawn by higher wages and better job prospects. Now the tide is turning and as the economy strengthens in their own country, the [...]