Outside Pentonville prison where their friend was being hanged, London, 1958 © Philip Jones Griffiths / Magnum Photots, courtesy Trolley Books.

One year ago tomorrow (19 March), Philip Jones Griffiths died, but as Michael Grieve writes in this week's issue of BJP, his legacy lives on in the book he edited in his final days - Recollections. Just out now, the book comes almost four decades after Griffiths released his first legendary book, Vietnam Inc. That book proved photography's potential to change perceptions as it is widely credited as having been instrumental in ending the Vietnam War.

Griffiths, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2000, spent the last years of his life editing Recollections. Unfortunately, he died before its publication. But, as Tony Benn told Griffiths in a letter (see it in full below) 'it must be some comfort to you to know that your work will outlast all the speeches and posturing of politicians with their spin doctors and will reveal more about the arguments of our times than you can get from leading articles or BBC programmes.'

The letter, which appears in the back pages of Recollections, can be read in full below.
Also, read Michael Grieve's tribute to Griffiths and Recollections in this week's issue of BJP here.