David Hurn’s *Photographs 1955–2022*, published by RRB PhotoBooks in 2023, gathers nearly seven decades of work into a single chronological volume. From his earliest photographs in London to long-term projects in Wales, the United States, Hungary, and elsewhere, the book presents the range of a career sustained by curiosity and alertness to its subjects. Its scope is the central editorial fact: a broad body of work is made readable as a continuous photographic life rather than as a selection of disconnected highlights.

Hurn’s early formation as a photographer led to reportage that established his reputation, including photographs of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. During the social changes of the 1960s, he also photographed figures from cinema and popular music, among them The Beatles, Sean Connery, and Jane Fonda. His 1967 election as a full member of Magnum Photos places this work within the history of postwar documentary and reportage photography, while the chronological sequence allows connections between assignments, places, and periods to remain visible.

The later work records a change in emphasis. After founding the School for Documentary Photography in Newport, Wales, and leaving it in 1989, Hurn moved from documentary photojournalism toward a more personal practice. That shift is presented not as a break, but as a continuation of the same inquisitive attention: public events, recognisable personalities, extended projects, and private observations all belong to one developing method of looking.

For a serious collector, the book deserves attention for its unusually comprehensive arc. Its title recalls Hurn’s first published monograph, giving the volume a reflective, career-spanning character, while its 140-page hardcover Special Edition offers a concentrated account of how his photography has changed across subjects, locations, and forms of documentary practice.