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Plocropool, Isle of Harris.
July 2025
Arnish Moor, Isle of Lewis.
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Car spotting in the USA 1979
โข 1952 Pontiac Chieftain
I was through in Glasgow yesterday and visited @johnmaherphoto.bsky.social
exhibition - a selection of photographs taken by John on #Buzzcocks tour of USA in 1979.
Now need to find space to hang this print of #PeteShelley โจ
Blimey, that's a fancy frame!
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ
1957 Ford Thunderbird cruises past Allan's Aquarium and Pet Center, Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Exhibition runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
Reminded me of this scene from American Graffiti - show the clip: youtu.be/ofuXWGnfjjo?...
1979: Arturo's Flowers.
Junction of North La Brea Ave & Fountain Ave, Los Angeles.
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
Exhibition runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
@streetlevelphotoworks
New York 1979: Aero Garage, 147-149 East 24th St.
1978 Ford Thunderbird exiting underground car park. 1970 Ford Galaxie in the alley.
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
Hey @johnmaherphoto.bsky.social Fell into your photo exhibition in Glasgow this afternoon. Some great vintage shots of yesteryear. Glad I found it.
10.04.2025 16:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Nice one!
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Trash & Vaudeville, St. Mark's Place, NYC.
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
@streetlevelphotoworks
More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
Full set of 20 prints: johnmaher.net/fullscreen/u...
1979: Union Square East, NYC
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
โข More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
โข Full set of 20 prints: johnmaher.net/fullscreen/u...
1979: Max's Kansas City, Park Avenue South, NYC.
One of the 20 images I currently have on display at Trongate 103, Glasgow: 'John Maher - A Teenage Buzzcock in New York (1979-1980)' runs until April 20th.
www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
Standby power supply block for WW2 early warning radar system: Rodel Park Chain Home Low, Isle of Harris.
01.04.2025 20:47 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is one of the 20 images I currently have on display at Trongate 103, Glasgow:
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
Runs until April 20th.
A3 and A4 prints: johnmaher.net/product/amer...
Exhibition posters ยฃ12
www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/category/mer...
...while I was taking a shot of Trash and Vaudeville, the yoots hanging out on the steps next door insisted I photograph them too. If it weren't for those meddling kids I probably would have missed that tag on the door.
More about this story on the blog:
johnmaher.co.uk/nostalgia-tr...
๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต: 4 St. Mark's Place, next door to Trash & Vaudeville. Took me almost 40 years to realise I'd inadvertently photographed an example of Jean-Michel Basquiat's and Al Diaz's SAMOยฉ collaboration.
'๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ (๐ญ๐ต๐ณ๐ต-๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ฌ)'
Runs until April 20th at Trongate 103.
1979: Buzzcocks' first trip to the USA. First time I'd seen a 1955 Mercury Monterey in the flesh.
One of the prints currently on display at Trongate 103:
www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
North Uist high-rise.
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The angel and the jogger.
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Limited edition posters for my current exhibition, โA Teenage Buzzcock in New York (1979-1980)โ. Showing in Trongate 103 until the 20th of April.
Available from Street Level Photoworks and online:
www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/product/john...
A2 (594 x 420mm), laminated.
Only ยฃ12 plus postage!
Barvas to the Bays - the Watchers' bus on tour.
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That's 4 St. Mark's Place, next door to Trash & Vaudeville. My photo (early Sept '79) pre-dates the 'No Loitering' sign.
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Also documented by Henry Flynt...
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You caught a Basquiat/Al Diaz SAMO tag as confirmed by Al Diaz just now ๐ซกโค๏ธ in the Trash and Vaudeville photo
17.03.2025 00:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
John Maher: A Teenage Buzzcock in New York (1979-1980) is now open in Trongate 103, Glasgow, until the 20th of April.
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Jimmy Bullar's Tea Hut.
Last spotted above Cuishader, Isle of Lewis.
1947 Commer Commando Observation Coach: former airport bus, mobile shop, builders' accommodation unit. Eventually retired to Ness.
More history plus pics of the bus and Jimmy:
johnmaher.co.uk/jimmy-bullar...
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**Last minute exhibition news**
Starting this Tuesday (March 11th), a selection of my photos from Buzzcocks's first trips to the USA in 1979 and 1980 will be on display in Glasgow at Trongate 103.
More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
Cheers Edwyn! ๐๐
From a Q&A in today's Guardian with Edwyn Collins'
Full article: www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Edwyn's new album 'Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation' is out on March 14th.
New photo story on the blog... following Caroline, the Isle of Lewis postie on her round through Barvas, Arnol and Brue in the run up to Christmas 2024:
johnmaher.co.uk/walk-on-the-...
