Chris Killip

Chris Killip Description

Product Description The definitive, full-career retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip (1946-2020), one of the UKâs most important and influential post-war documentary photographers. âI didnât set out to be the photographer of the English de-Industrial Revolution. It happened all around me during the time I was photographingâ Chris Killip, 2019 Grounded in sustained immersion and participation in the communities he photographed, Chris Killipâs keenly observed work chronicled ordinary peopleâs lives in stark, yet sympathetic, detail. His photographs are recognized as some of the most important visual records of 1980s Britain; as editor of this book Ken Grant reflects, they tell the story of those who âhad history âdone to themâ, who felt its malicious disregard and yet, like the photographer with whom they shared so much of their lives, refused to yield or look away.â Published to coincide with the first full retrospective of Killipâs life and work at the Photographersâ Gallery, London, this book, designed by Niall Sweeney & Nigel Truswell at Pony Ltd, presents photographs from each of his major series alongside lesser-known works. It includes a foreword by Brett Rogers, in-depth essays by Ken Grant tracing Killipâs life and career, and texts by Gregory Halpern, Amanda Maddox and Lynsey Hanley. Book Description The definitive, full-career retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip (1946-2020), one of the UKâs most important and influential post-war documentary photographers From the Back Cover The definitive, full-career retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip (1946-2020), one of the UKâs most important and influential post-war documentary photographers. âI didnât set out to be the photographer of the English de-Industrial Revolution. It happened all around me during the time I was photographingâ Chris Killip, 2019. Grounded in sustained immersion and participation in the communities he photographed, Chris Killipâs keenly observed work chronicled ordinary peopleâs lives in stark, yet About the Author Ken Grant is a photographer, curator and educator. He is a lecturer on the MFA Photography course at the University of Ulster. Tracy Marshall-Grant is Director of Development at the Royal Photographic Society and Producer at Northern Narratives.