Steve Fairclough

Photography writer

Steve is a freelance creative content strategist, journalist, copywriter, author and editor, with a career spanning nearly four decades. He served as news editor at AP between 1988 and 1999, later editing What Camera? magazine from 1996 to 1999. He was also formerly editor-in-chief of Canon Professional Network (CPN), the pro imaging platform. Over the years, Steve has edited publications across a wide range of specialist interests – including photography, hi-fi, football and philately – and has been writing about photography in all its forms since 1987.

Steve Fairclough's articles

Lawrence Watson: “Liam didn’t know any fashion photographers – he called me.”

Lawrence Watson is famous for photographing Britain’s biggest music stars from Oasis to David Bowie. Steve Fairclough discovers more about his work and a new charity project featuring his classic images