Van Greaves FRPS presents ‘All Over the Place’ with worldwide images and different subject matter, Pictorial and illustrative subjects, many of which haven’t been seen before. A 48 year relationship with Smethwick PS allows Van a large collection of pictures with the aim to keep up on the audience’s entertainment and interest.

With at least 10 illustrated outdoor books and counting, contributions to others, many illustrated magazine articles, calendar, and card publications, VAN GREAVES has been involved in the publishing world since 1980. He gained a Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 1991 with an applied panel of mountain pictures and many of his images were accepted, some awarded, in international salons of photography.

Since 2004 he has produced ‘Portrait of Birmingham’, ‘Moods of Worcestershire & Elgar Country’, ‘Moods of Staffordshire’, ‘Moods of Warwickshire & Shakespeare Country’, ‘Portrait of Shropshire’, and ‘Portrait of The Wye Valley’. Two new book projects (all for Halsgrove) are ‘Offa’s Dyke’ and ‘Cotswold Way’.

In 2009 he produced ‘Mountain Magic’, (Frances Lincoln), a lifetime’s photographic work in Britain’s mainland mountains.

Van has worked on commissions for AA publishing and several local authority tourism brochures. Other published work consists of calendars, magazines, (written & illustrated), cards, and private brochures.

An experienced Researcher/Interviewer Van also has a very fine singing voice and can often be heard singing to his own photos!

This week’s talk is part of a series of FREE ‘taster’ sessions for local Sandwell community residents and workers (non SPS members or regular guests). If interested do login or better still come along to the live presentation at the clubhouse. Full details below.