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Chris Killip spent months living in deindustrialised communities in North-East England, photographing some of the most intimate images of 1970s and '80s Britain – using a huge camera that was never built for the job

A new edition of his book North reveals how the wrong tool for candid photography became his greatest asset.

Digital Camera World · Jul 27

Own your own print by famous photographers like Martin Parr, Elliott Erwitt or Juno Calypso for just $110

Over 100 works by the iconic agency’s photographers appear in the 'Odyssey' sale, in partnership with London's The Photography Gallery, until March 29

Digital Camera World · Mar 23

Lives Less Ordinary review – is this really a fair view of the British working class?

On show in one of London’s swankier mansions, this exhibition features some great art – but betrays a clichéd view of what authentic working class expression really is

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

Photo London 2023 opens this week: here's what you need to know

This year the annual photography fair brings together 125 exhibitors from 56 countries. Find out what to expect…

Digital Camera World · May 7, 2023

Why the Side Gallery in Newcastle should be saved by Arts Council England

Letter: Great art and photography don’t magically appear ‘gallery ready’ for exhibitions, says Susan Jones

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

I learned the hard way that Fay Weldon was as sharp-witted as her characters

I jumped at the chance to interview her, but regretted it almost at once after being reminded of a bad review I wrote

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023

To romanticise or demonise – not the only ways to frame working-class lives

A Chris Killip and Graham Smith retrospective from the 70s and 80s captures an absence of hope still felt today

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

‘We wanted to value and document working-class culture’: the photography of Chris Killip and Graham Smith

They were hailed as the great documentarians of their age for their intimate portraits of the north-east of England in the 70s and 80s. Now, almost 40 years after a groundbreaking exhibition, their work is being shown together again

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

The big picture: Chris Killip captures a Sunday stroll in Skinningrove

This stark image of a family outing has an untamed quality that matches the North Yorkshire coastal village setting

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022