Give us this day our daily bird is a series we introduced as part of John d Green’s incredible Birds of Britain exhibition.
Many of the ladies that John d Green photographed in 1966/7 are very well-known – like Pattie Boyd here. Others, less so. To my mind, they all have equal billing, as they were all willing subjects in a very special project that happened fifty years ago. Some of the ladies have, sadly, passed away, but many are still with us. Each has a story.
Over the course fifty posts, we shared what we discovered from our research into each of these fabulous subjects and their sessions with John d Green. Each day we focused on a different lady from John d Green’s Birds of Britain archive.
They all feature in this incredible large format limited edition book.
Check them out below.
Give us this day our daily bird #14 – Julie Christie
John d Green's session with Julie Christie for Birds of Britain on 25 September 1966 was one of the few sessions taking place away from his Kensington studio base. The location was the seaside town [...]
Give us this day our daily bird #13 – Venetia Cuninghame
Venetia Cuninghame was 20 years old when John d Green photographed her for Birds of Britain on 18 May 1966 at his Kensington studios. Venetia was a model and close friend of Pattie Boyd, and [...]
Give us this day our daily bird #12 – Suzanna Leigh
Suzanna Leigh was 21 when John d Green photographed her on 2 August 1966 at his Kensington studio. If you have ever looked at the photograph as it appeared in Birds of Britain in 1967 [...]
Give us this day our daily bird #11 – Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Bastedo was twenty years old when John d Green photographed her for Birds of Britain in his Kensington studios on 9 September 1966. It was a short session, but produced a set of mesmerising images. The [...]
Give us this day our daily bird #10 – Martine Beswick
John d Green photographed Martine Beswick on 1 February 1967 at his Kensington studios, towards the end of his Birds of Britain sessions. Martine was 25 at the time, and had fire in her belly [...]
Give us this day our daily bird #9 – Mary-Gaye Curzon
“She was a fantastic sport. I thought to myself, if the rest of the sessions are going to be as much fun as this one, I am going to enjoy shooting the book.” John [...]
