Events

Award-winning author Geoff Dyer will discuss and sign copies of his new book on Garry Winogrand.

Garry Winogrand was one of the most important photographers of the 1960’s and 1970’s, as well as one of the world’s foremost street photographers whose images capture a bygone era: the New York of Mad Men and the early years of the Women’s Movement, the birth of American suburbs, and the glamour and alienation of […]

Two experts on the prolific photographer Garry Winogrand will offer their views and visions of his approach and achievements, sharing their work and their knowledge in an intriguing conversation. Winogrand, known for his portrayal of U.S. life and its social issues, through spontaneous images of people – particularly in New York during the 1960s and […]

Geoff Dyer will talk about his new book The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand, followed by a Q&A with Martin Parr, questions from the audience and a book signing. The book will be available for purchase at the event.

Garry Winogrand was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, best known for his images of the street life of his native New York. In The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand (University of Texas) novelist and critic Geoff Dyer illuminates 100 of those images in 100 essays in ways that are unorthodox, […]

Award-winning writer Geoff Dyer will present an illustrated tour through the life and works of US photographer Garry Winogrand. One of the most significant photographers of his generation, Winogrand’s insightful, provocative, tender and resonant images offer a masterclass in street photography. A long-term admirer of his work, Dyer’s latest publication The Street Philosophy of Garry […]

Join Geoff Dyer for a hilarious scene-by-scene commentary of cult classic Second World War film Where Eagles Dare. With its historical inaccuracies, camp SS officers and inexplicable plot twists, starring a magnificent, bleary-eyed Richard Burton and a coolly anachronistic Clint Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare is the apex of 1960s war movies, by turns enjoyable and […]

Part travel writer, part philosopher, diarist, novelist and voracious consumer of culture, the extraordinary work of Cheltenham-born Geoff Dyer defies characterisation, including books such as White Sands, Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It and Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi. In this rare trip to his hometown, timed with the publication […]

The acclaimed English author of four novels and numerous nonfiction works, Geoff Dyer riffs on many subjects, from doughnuts to the dissolution of place, as he attempts “to fix an experience that is vast, shifting, apocalyptic.”

Brilliantly observed and exquisitely written, Geoff Dyer’s work is a unique beast: singular in style and wide-ranging in its obsessions. From yoga for people who can’t be bothered to do it to deep dives on music, film, art and photography, he takes the UWRF stage for a chat celebrating culture, criticism and curiosity.

In his essay collection White Sands, Geoff Dyer spins dazzling travelogues out of the least likely places on earth. From desolate desert landscapes to the “hellhole” of Norway’s Arctic reaches, “the less promising his subject, the more brilliant Dyer gets” (Guardian). In this talk moderated by Jeffrey Mather, Dyer will speak about travel writing, his […]

From The Travels of Marco Polo up to today, travel narratives are an evergreen genre. But with the accessibility of travel and the prevalence of social media, how has travel writing changed? Join bestselling writer Geoff Dyer, Destination Deluxe founder Vivienne Tang and Hong Kong-based travel writer Vicki Williams as they discuss the evolution of […]