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Peter Turner (writer And Photographer)
Peter Turner (1947–2005) was a photographer, curator, and writer. He was the longest-serving editor of ''Creative Camera''. Life and work Turner was born in London on 3 February 1947. He studied photography at Guildford School of Art (now University for the Creative Arts) between 1965 and 1968.Paul Hill,Peter Turner, Influential editor of ''Creative Camera'', ''The Independent'', 9 August 2005.David Brittain, "Peter Turner 1947–2005," Afterimage, Sept–Oct 2005, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p4David Brittain's obituary for Afterimage Journal is reproduceby Roy Hammans at http://www.fine-photographs.co.uk//ref> He began working at ''SLR magazine'' where he learned the journalist's trade and encountered ''Creative Camera''. In 1969, following the departure of founding editor Bill Jay, Turner became assistant editor to ''Creative Cameras founder and publisher, Colin Osman. David Brittain, writing in Afterimage Journal, said "Over the next nine years ''Creative Camera'' became a pillar of the ...
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Creative Camera
''Creative Camera'' (also known as "CC") was a British monthly/bi-monthly magazine devoted to fine art photography and documentary photography. The successor to the very different (hobbyist) magazine ''Camera Owner'' (which had started in 1964), ''Creative Camera'' was published in England between 1968 and 2000, and was the forerunner of the short-lived '' DPICT'' (2000-2001). Background