Patrick Ward (b. 1937) is a British photographer who has published collections of his own work on British and other subjects as well as working on commissions for the press.
Ward became interested in photography while doing National Service when a friend sent him the book of The Family of Man. He started out as an assistant to the photographer John Chillingworth (previously at Picture Post), and his own work was published in "Manplan" at The Architectural Review, the Observer Magazine, the Sunday Times Magazine, and the Telegraph Magazine.
In his own time, Ward worked on a portrayal of the English at play that resulted in the book Wish You Were Here, published in 1976 by Gordon Fraser in a uniform edition with Homer Sykes' Once a Year. This was also an observation of the class divisions of England.
Ward was one of a number of photographers who contributed to Bill Jay's short-lived Album, and Jay credits his and David Hurn's generosity with saving him from starvation during that period.
Commenting on Wish You Were Here and Flags Flying (1977), Daniela Mrázková wrote that "Ward is not a reporter but rather [an] essayist who can relate serious matters in a totally unserious manner. . . ."
Bike Riders. Harrow House, 1980. Text by various authors.
Bike Riders. Munich: Christian, 1980.
Moto évasion: Un univers. Paris: EPA, 1981. ISBN 2851201174.
Bike riders: de wereld van de snelle machines. Amsterdam: De Lantaarn, 1981. ISBN 907048501X.
Sandhurst: The Royal Military Academy: 250 years. Shrewsbury: Harmony House, 1990. ISBN 0916509982. Text by David G. Chandler.
Essentially English. London: Michael O'Mara, 2003. ISBN 1843170035. New edition self-published at blurb.com, 2008.
Land of the Free: On the Road in 1980's America Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.
Wish You Were Here: England at Play in the 1970's. Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.
Jo and Laszlo's Wedding in a Field. Self-published at blurb.com, 2008.
Christie's: London's Great Auction House. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.
Fallen Angels: Barcelona's Gaudi, Carnaval and Santa Eulalia. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.
Londoners! Self-published at blurb.com, 2010. Revised edition, self-published at blurb.com, 2010.
The Thames: London's Great River from Source to Sea. Self-published at blurb.com, 2010.
Other book appearances
Discovering Britain and Ireland. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Books, 1985. ISBN 0870445987. ISBN 0870445995. Contributor.
Jay, Bill. Photographers Photographed. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith, 1983. ISBN 0879051469. Ward is one of the photographers photographed.
Lane, Barry, ed. British Image 2. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1976. ISBN 0-7287-0093-X. Ward's series "Games People Play", excerpted from Wish You Were Here, appears on pp. 67–77.
Perry, Grayson, ed. Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection. London: Hayward, 2008. ISBN 1853322679.
