Studied photography at Trent Polytechnic in Nottingham and the Royal College of Art in London. He has published several books, including ‘Steel Works’ (1990), ‘In Soccer Wonderland’ (1994) and ‘The Face of the Century’ (1999). 2005 exhibition ‘Lifetimes: Portrait Projects by Julian Germain’, at the National Media Museum in Bradford featured a range of work made over numerous years, all sharing Germain’s reflections on the complex nature of existence, including 2 ongoing series, ‘Classroom Portraits’ and ‘Generations’.