Chris Killip

This book is a comprehensive retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip, one of the UK's most important post-war documentary photographers. It features photographs from each of his major series, alongside lesser-known works, and includes a foreword by Brett Rogers, in-depth essays by Ken Grant, and texts by Gregory Halpern, Amanda Maddox, and Lynsey Hanley.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

The ultimate and comprehensive retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip (1946-2020), one of the most significant and influential post-war documentary photographers from the United Kingdom.

"I didn't set out to be the photographer of the English de-Industrial Revolution. It happened all around me during the time I was photographing Chris Killip, 2019.

Grounded in sustained immersion and participation in the communities he photographed, Chris Killip's keenly observed work chronicled ordinary people's 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 "had history "done to them," 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.

Published to coincide with the first full retrospective of Killip's life and work at the Photographers 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 Killip's life and career, and texts by Gregory Halpern, Amanda Maddox, and Lynsey Hanley.

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Weight: 2054g
Dimension: 254 x 313 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780500025581