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Derek Bishton

Derek Bishton
Born1948 (age 76–77)
Birmingham, England
Alma materFitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Journalist and photographer
Known forTen.8 magazine
Websitederekbishton.com

Derek Bishton (born 1948) is an English journalist and photographer. After periods working as a journalist on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and the Birmingham Post, and as a publicist for the Birmingham Arts Lab, he founded the photographic magazine Ten.8 in 1979, which was published in Handsworth until 1992.[1] Between 1996 and 2002, Bishton was the editor of the Electronic Telegraph,[2] Europe's first daily online newspaper.[3]

Biography

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Bishton was born in Birmingham, England, in 1948. In 1967, he earned a place to study English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, subsequently starting a career in journalism.[4]

In the late 1970s, together with Brian Homer and John Reardon, Bishton set up the photography and design agency Sidelines in Birmingham's inner-city district of Handsworth.[5] He was also instrumental in establishing in 1978 the photographic journal Ten.8, which was produced until 1992.[4][6]

In 1984, Bishton and Reardon published the book Home Front, which documented daily life in Handsworth, with an introduction written by Salman Rushdie.[4][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Derek Bishton and Ten.8 Catalogue – Introduction and Contents page" (PDF). Connecting Histories. Birmingham City Archives. pp. 4–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  2. ^ Bishton, Derek (2004). "From ET to TD". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Ben Rooney". The First Post. First Post Newsgroup IPR Limited. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "About Derek Bishton". derekbishton.com. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. ^ Smyth, Diane (4 March 2019). "Handsworth Self Portrait: 40 Years On". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  6. ^ "The legacy of Ten.8". Derek Bishton. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  7. ^ Smyth, Diane (2 May 2018). "Obituary: John Reardon, photographer and picture editor, 1951-2018". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Home Front: Derek Bishton and John Reardon". The Photographers' Gallery. 1985. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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