A new video about the work of Raymond Moore appeared on YouTube in July 2026. This is very encouraging as it will hopefully make more people aware of Moore’s lost legacy.
Made by the excellent photographer and educator Graeme Williams on his highly recommended page Photographic Conversations – https://www.youtube.com/@PhotoConversations/videos.
Back in 1983, the BBC made a short film about the photographer Raymond Moore as part of a series called ‘Coast to Coast’.
Called ‘Every So Often’, it was unusual firstly for being a film about a photographer, still a rarity at that time, and secondly because Moore was not then considered to be a ‘famous’ figure in the medium, although he certainly had an ardent following amongst the up-coming generation of ‘art’ photographers in Britain.
I made a copy of the programme on VHS tape at the time of broadcast, unfortunately with the first minute or two missing. I never got around to adding it to YouTube, but Raymond Moore’s son David did upload it in three parts. He has now made it ‘private’, so it can’t be linked here. When I get a chance, I will attempt to digitise the old VHS tape and include my version, but I have found a recently uploaded copy of the same video by the (rather enigmatic) YouTuber ‘One One Nine’ – https://www.youtube.com/@oneonenineoneonenineoneonenine
Made by BBC North East in 1983, it is very poor quality but here it is…
The Photography of Raymond Moore
If it appears as ‘private’ try this direct link – https://youtu.be/eDNd9y3Z3iU?si=2to7eE8Se43iQZCt
Total running time is around half an hour. Well worth watching if you have an interest in this rather unique British photographer. A friend of Minor White, Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind and a great teacher, he is admired by many, but fully understood by few.
In updating this website, I also discovered a fascinating series of short videos by Justin Jones.
One of them is devoted to Raymond Moore. It’s very rewarding that there are still other folk out there trying to keep the memory of this photographer alive.
Justin Jones also has a Flickr page worth viewing as some of his photography shows Moore’s influence.
