Amateur Photographer Magazine - VE80 Edition (May 2025)

In this months edition, and their Special VE80 issue of Amateur Photographer magazine I was interviewed by journalist / writer Helly Barnes about my 3945 Portraits Project.

It was such a great chat being asked so many things I'd never been asked before; the reason for the project, the emotional roller coaster it quickly became, stories etc ...

Cover of Amateur Photographer magazine headlined 80 years on, with a veteran's portrait
Amateur Photographer magazine spread titled VE Day 80 with portraits of Second World War veterans

I'll admit that it's really nice to have a front cover, but more than anything, it's brilliant that this ultimately means more people will become aware of the 3945 Portraits Project, meaning more people will get to know the names and faces of those amazing people!

Magazine spread of six seated portraits of Second World War veterans with accompanying text
Magazine page with two portraits of veterans and a small headshot of a bald man in glasses