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John Maher
@johnmaherphoto.bsky.social
Photography, Drums 📷🥁
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𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀, 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀
November 1st, 7.30pm | Tickets £8 / £7
**includes a complimentary dram courtesy of Isle of Harris Distillery**
lanntair.com/events/event...
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Plocropool, Isle of Harris.
July 2025
July 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Arnish Moor, Isle of Lewis.
July 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Car spotting in the USA 1979
• 1952 Pontiac Chieftain
April 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reposted by John Maher
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
April 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱
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?...
April 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
1979: Arturo's Flowers.
Junction of North La Brea Ave & Fountain Ave, Los Angeles.

'𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬)'
Exhibition runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.
@streetlevelphotoworks
April 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New York 1979: Aero Garage, 147-149 East 24th St.
1978 Ford Thunderbird exiting underground car park. 1970 Ford Galaxie in the alley.

'𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬)'
runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.

More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
April 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Reposted by John Maher
Hey @johnmaherphoto.bsky.social Fell into your photo exhibition in Glasgow this afternoon. Some great vintage shots of yesteryear. Glad I found it.
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Trash & Vaudeville, St. Mark's Place, NYC.

'𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬)'
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...
April 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
1979: Union Square East, NYC

'𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬)'
runs until April 20th at Trongate 103, Glasgow.

• More info: www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/a-teen...
• Full set of 20 prints: johnmaher.net/fullscreen/u...
April 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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...
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Standby power supply block for WW2 early warning radar system: Rodel Park Chain Home Low, Isle of Harris.
April 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵: 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 SAMO© collaboration.

'𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗿 - 𝗔 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟵-𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬)'
Runs until April 20th at Trongate 103.
March 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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...
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
North Uist high-rise.
March 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The angel and the jogger.
March 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Limited edition posters for my current exhibition, ‘A Teenage Buzzcock in New York (1979-1980)’. 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 £12 plus postage!
March 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Barvas to the Bays - the Watchers' bus on tour.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Reposted by John Maher
You caught a Basquiat/Al Diaz SAMO tag as confirmed by Al Diaz just now 🫡❤️ in the Trash and Vaudeville photo
March 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
John Maher: A Teenage Buzzcock in New York (1979-1980) is now open in Trongate 103, Glasgow, until the 20th of April.
March 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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...
March 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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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...
March 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Cheers Edwyn! 😂🙃
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.
March 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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-...
March 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM