Perfect Day Gerry Johansson A1 - The Great North

A1 - The Great North Road was Paul Graham's first book

dedication to the brilliant tangle of reality

In response to the suffocating tension on the city's streets

Graham forged a fresh form of engaged photography

Prompted by the financial crisis of 2008 and its stark reminder of the global west’s determination to accumulate wealth

Perfect Day Gerry Johansson A1 - The Great NorthIn Perfect Day, Txema Salvans photographs Spain's holiday makers in unexpected corners of the postindustrial landscape. Sunbathers congregate in car parks, swimming pools are nestled between encroaching buildings, and cranes and cooling towers loom over beaches. In these surreal, banal and humorous scenes, Salvans reveals how the pursuit of leisure persists in spite of the ominous pressures of the built environment, expressing a deeply human