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.


   
Sky High  is a new series of features looking at the many roles performed by the RAF in Wiltshire. The series focuses on what goes on at Lyneham and Boscombe Down, and also looks as the RAF's illustrious history in the county. The first feature will appear in the April 2010 issue of Wiltshire Magazine


    
Tales from two waterfronts  explores the dramatic transformations of the rivers and harbours of Brisbane and Sydney. The feature will appear in the June 2010 issue of Australia & New Zealand Magazine


   
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.


   
Robert Owen's Dream looks at the pioneering mills and village created more than two hundred years ago in New Lanark. Now a World Heritage Site, the conservation and restoration work which has been undertaken is awesome. The feature is scheduled to appear in the April 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit


   
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 first part will appear in the May 2010 issue of the magazine.
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Land of the Mountain and the Flood  is the working title for a new series of articles looking at Scotlands' mountains, lochs and rivers. The series will explore the importance of Scotland's landscape in defining the people who live there, and will also explore how the mountains, glens and lochs have inspired writers, musicians, thinkers and scientists. The features are appearing in Scotland Magazine and the final part will appear in March 2010.

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.

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.

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

  

 

 
Picturing HistoryFrench Magazine August 2006, 7pp

Editorial and Photography from John Hannavy