About the Author

In 2010 Simon Roberts was selected by the UK Parliament as the official Election Artist to produce a record of the General Election. He has exhibited widely with solo shows at the National Media Museum, Bradford, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai. His work was included in Landmark: Fields of Photography at Somerset House, London, and Observers: British Photography and the British Scene (From the 1920s to Now) at Galeria de Arte SESI, Brazil, and is in major public and private collections, including George Eastman House, Deutsche Borse Art Collection and Wilson Centre for Photography. His previous books include 'Motherland' (Chris Boot, 2007) and 'We English' (Chris Boot, 2009). The book is introduced by Francis Hodgson, photography critic for the Financial Times, and the former Head of Photographs at Sotheby's, London.