About Philip Dunn

Former Sunday Times travel photographer Philip Dunn is a professional photographer with over 40 years experience in photography and writing. Philip now runs photography courses, workshops and holidays in UK and Menorca, Spain. He produces how-to photography DVDs in co-operation with his son Christian.

Philip Dunn
I’ve been a professional photographer and writer for almost 40 years. My first picture was published in the Manchester Evening News when I was just 14 years old. At 15, working with glass plate press cameras, I was an apprentice on a local newspaper. I was the youngest staffman ever to join the Daily Express, where I worked for 15 years before being invited to work for The Independent newspaper in London. I then joined the Sunday Times as their Travel Photographer – ‘the best job in the world’.

Reputation
At The Sunday Times I gained a reputation for my photojournalistic approach to landscape photographs and gently humorous pictures of people. During my career, I’ve photographed and written about everything from the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland, an elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka, the ethnic mix of Mauritius, the Bedouin of the Syrian desert, the origins of Wigan Pier and the Coconut Dancers of Bacup; and everyone from Prime Ministers to the Royal family - and even the children who live in the rubbish tips of Cairo (they were much more interesting than the Prime Minister).

I still believe that photography is great fun, and spend much of my time taking pictures for my stock library or just for enjoyment.

I often give talks and presentations for camera clubs and photographic societies when I am available. If you would like me to talk at your club please contact me.

Awards
I’ve won a string of photography awards including two times Features section, and three times News section of The British Press Photographer of the Year Awards; Features and News sections of the Ilford Awards. I’m the author of two books, and during my freelance career I’ve covered assignments all over the world for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Good Housekeeping Magazine, The Radio Times, You Magazine, Saga Magazine, COI, Sunday Express Magazine and many more. I was one of the first photographers to join The Independent newspaper when it was launched in 1986. I have completed many major contracts to illustrate books for Oxford University Press, Readers’ Digest and other publishers. In the process, I’ve built a huge collection of travel photographs.

For nine years I’ve been running the highly successful photography courses and holidays here in Kirkcudbright, and also on the Mediterranean island of Menorca, Spain.

TIP
When choosing a photography holiday or photography tuition, always ask who is going to be teaching you. Find out just what they have done and who they have worked for – it’s real experience that matters.

A small selection of Philip Dunn’s  clients

The Sunday Times
The Times
The Times Magazine
The Independent
The Daily Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph Magazine
Weekend Telegraph
The Guardian
Financial Times
The Observer
The Mail on Sunday
You Magazine
The Daily Express
The Daily Express Magazine
The Sunday Express
The Sunday Express Magazine
The New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Bild Zeiltung
The Mirror
The Sunday Mirror Magazine
The Sunday Correspondent
Today
Saga Magazine
Sailing Today Magazine (Founder and Founding Editor)
Radio Times

Readers’ Digest
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Great Oudoors
Woman
Woman’s Own
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Oxford Universtity Press
Cambridge University Press
Readers’ Digest
The Forestry Commission
COI
BBC

Many of Philip’s how-to articles and photographs have appeared in:
Amateur Photographer Magazine
Practical Photography
Outdoor Photography
Digital Photographer