Bill Jay

Bill Jay
Jay in 1986
Born(1940-08-12)12 August 1940
Maidenhead, England
Died10 May 2009(2009-05-10) (aged 68)
Education
Occupation(s)Photographer and writer
Websitebilljayonphotography.com (archived 28 June 2011)

William Jay (12 August 1940 – 10 May 2009) was a photographer, writer on and advocate of photography, curator, magazine and picture editor, lecturer, public speaker and mentor.[1][2] He was the first editor of "the immensely influential magazine"[1] Creative Camera (1968–1969);[3] and founder and editor of Album (1970–1971).[3] He is the author of more than 20 books on the history and criticism of photography, and roughly 400 essays, lectures and articles.[4][5] His own photographs have been widely published, including a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[3] He is known for his portrait photographs of photographers.[6]

  1. ^ a b Hopkinson, Amanda (5 August 2009). "Bill Jay: Photographer who found a niche as an advocate of his art". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ Davies, Lucy (11 September 2013). "Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr: Photographing the English". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Jay, Bill; Hurn, David (1997). On Being a Photographer: A Practical Guide. Lenswork Publishing. ISBN 978-1888803068.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference inside-photography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Scott, Grant (18 April 2018). "The Photographic Life of Bill Jay". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Jay, Bill". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2 January 2015.