John Hannavy's writing and photography has been appearing regularly in a variety of magazines all over the world for forty years. Recently published features have covered locations in the Ukraine, the UK, Spain, Italy, Egypt, America, Portugal and France, in addition to articles on early photography, history through photography, and antique collecting.

Discover my past Scotland is an on-line ancestry and history magazine for everyone interested in finding out more about their Scottish heritage. Launched at the end of 2008, the magazine has attracted a large subscription readership, and regularly features articles by John Hannavy using his large collection of Victorian and Edwardian photography to illuminate aspects of Scotland's past. Above are recent covers supplied from the John Hannavy Picture Collection. To see sample pages, and organise a subscription, go to www.discovermypast.co.uk

         

Some current editorial projects are listed below.

800 years young  Iooks at the ongoing work to maintain the fabric of Salisbury's 800-year old cathedral. It will follow the stonemasons, the stained-glass window restorers and the cathedral's other workers and volunteers. The three-part series will appear in Wiltshire Magazine starting with the October issue

Let there be light  Iooks at the collaboration between Sir William Armstrong and Joseph Wilson Swan, which led to Armstrong's beautiful Northumberland mansion, Cragside, becoming the first house in the world to be illuminated by incandescent electric lights.The feature will appear shortly in Vintage Spirit


     
The Ubiquitous Bobbin  traces the humble wooden bobbin from the bobbin turners and coppiced woodlands of Lancashire and the Lake District, to the great wool and cotton mills of Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, and the Scottish Borders.The feature will appear shortly in Vintage Spirit.


       
A Day at the Zoo  The late Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is unique – part wildlife park, part zoo and part theatre, it is home to a remarkable collection of animals and birds. A visit there turned out to be a highly enjoyable experience. The feature will appear shortly in Australia & New Zealand Magazine


   
Beautiful Byron Bay  explores what goes on in the stunning seascapes and landscapes surrounding Byron Bay and Lennox Head in New South Wales, with their rolling surf and superb beaches, delightful cafés, unusual restaurants, and wonderful atmosphere. The feature will appear shortly in Australia & New Zealand Magazine



     
Sailing over hills  looks the many ways engineers have found of carrying barges up and down hills, using a combination of historic images and John Hannavy's original photographs. It will cover everything from Caen Hill locks to the Falkirk Wheel.



A Lancashire Yarn uses Edwardian postcards to tell the story of 'Lancashire's Great Industry' - cotton. At a time when sending messages by postcard was as commonplaceas sending text messages  is today, publishers were always on the lookout for new subjects. The Lancashire mill workers proudly posed for the camera in front of their machines in a step-by-step series of cards showing how cotton was spun and woven.This feature will appear in 2011 in Discover my past England.
Daniel Defoe in Scotland  recreates his journey through the country collecting material for his book A Journey Through the Whole Island of Great Britain. The two-part feature will appear shortly in Scotland Magazine.


    
The Marks left by Men  is a new six-part series of features for Scotland Magazine. It will look at the enduring monuments, architecture, and engineering marvels which grace the Scottish landscape. The part 3 will appear in the September 2010 issue of the magazine.

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In John Thomson's Footsteps  John Thomson FRGS was the most prolific travel writer and photographer of his day. In the 1860s and 1870s he travelled extensively through south-east Asia and Cyprus.  John Hannavy recreated his journeys through China and Cyprus.

in Mary Stuart's France John Hannavy looks at some of the places associated with Mary Queen of Scots' thirteen year stay in France between 1548 and 1561, all of them as Queen of Scotland, and seventeen months also as Queen of France.

Street Markets looks at street markets around the world, and explores what they say about the people they serve. Locations in Britain, Egypt, China, Russia, Ukraine, India France, Cyprus, and Egypt combine to offer a colourful picture of the people who buy and sell on the street.

Treasures of a Divided Island explores the unique heritage of the island of Cyprus - both sides of the recently reopened border - the green line - being host to some of the finest treasures of the Mediterranean. From Kourion in the south, to Salamis in the north, Cyprus offers so much more than just fine hotels, sunny beaches, and holiday homes!

Recently published features include..........

 
Journey at the End of the Earth Destination France Autumn 2007, 6pp

 
Catalonia Dreaming The Spanish Magazine June 2006,6pp

  

 

Scottish Islands ScotlandMagazine, May/June 2006-November/December 2007, 4-5 pages per issue

 
Picturing History French Magazine August 2006, 7pp

Editorial and Photography from John Hannavy