England und Wales

Name of traveller

Fred Mayer (b. 1933)

Reason for travel

  • taking photographs for a 'coffee table' book

Date of travel

undated, ca. 1970s to early 1980s

Urwüchsige Waliser begutachten mit Kennerblicken am wöchtenlichen Markt in Bala die angebotenen Schafe. (Mayer and Streit 77)

Content

  • travel guide produced in collaboration with Conrad Streit (text)
  • art: photography as a travel account by-proxy
  • people: a handful of character studies of local farmers taken during a sheep market in Bala and the portrait of the conductor of the Talyllyn narrow gauge railway
  • terrain: a predominantly depopulated representation of Wales, picturesque landscapes and ruins

Nationality of traveller

Swiss

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

photography

Citation

Streit, Conrad, and Fred Mayer. England und Wales. Zürich: Silva, 1982. 67-78. Print.