John Hinde

John Hinde was a British photographer who would then turn some of his photos into postcards, the postcards that he created also had a painted feeling to them which he probably added when creating the cards. He founded John Hinde Ltd. in Dublin in 1956 after a failed venture into circus life, this is where he began taking his photos of Ireland, these would over time become some of his best known work. During the 1960s and 70s he began creating postcards for Butlins Holiday Camps. When creating these he was more of an art director than an actual photographer he would take some of the photos himself but he did hire three fellow photographers to take the images.

Looking over a wide range of his postcards and photographs it is no surprise to find out that millions of his postcards sell. He has created some truly beautiful postcards that show of British holiday locations at their best.

This image was taken in St. Mawes, Cornwall. This shows two young children sitting near some what I believe are fishing boats. This postcard is created to show of the location as a holiday location, I believe that this works really well it shows off the location really well, it also shows a bright sunny, cloudless day which would attract people as well but he wouldn't take a photo whilst it was raining. It also shows two young children who look like they are enjoying the area as well so I know a fair few people who be attracted to this place by just simply looking at this postcard.

This photo was taken at the Giant's Causeway in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. This image show a couple of people walking over it. This image show of the beauty of this iconic British landmark. There are many people who would want to go to the location even before seeing this postcard, but it shows of the location at its sparkling best and in the sun it would easily attract more people to the location. Just simply looking at this postcard it could easily attract many more people to it. One thing this postcard doesn't show is how popular the Giant's Causeway is, but that is a good thing as it allows you to see more of this iconic location.

This photo was taken on the High Street in Stratford upon Avon. This image shows many different people enjoying the sights they are a diverse age range of people. This is already a location that would attract many tourists as it is the place William Shakespeare was born. This postcard just makes the area look more spectacular and shows people what it looks like for those who don't know. The flowers in bloom, the vast age range and sunny day is bound to attract many people. Even if people knew nothing about the town, it is likely to attract people to it as looking at this postcard it is very British and that is likely to attract many tourists from the US. But it is a brilliant postcard that it likely to help the area attract even more tourists to the town.