When Dean began digitising his collection he emailed some of his photos from his Nottingham visit over to NTU, and was then offered his own exhibition.
He said it “feels amazing” to be back in Nottingham after half a century away, with his return bringing back memories of how he persuaded people to pose for pictures.
“I recognise a few things – some of the buildings that are still standing,” he said.
“As a tourist – as a guy that spoke a little differently, and looked a little different – I just would say ‘excuse me, hello, I’m here’, I would tell my story, and then they would be so happy to talk to me, and I would take their picture.
“It was just magical in terms of how I met people.”