One of my fave photo-books just got an upgrade , don’t miss it !
Byker the book by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen has just been revised , hard backed and printed beautifully by publisher Dewi Lewis …
Looks as if all things Tyneside are on trend photographically right now , Killip has a new posthumously published book , Sirkka has a new edition of Byker arriving before Christmas and the 20 / 20 exhibition featuring the work of Graham Smith / Killip is at Augusta Edwards Fine Art , until Nov 6th .
I am fortunate enough to possess original editions of almost all of the Tyneside work that I first viewed as a teenager at Side Gallery , Newcastle, back in the day , all of this work is of global importance photographically , artistically and historically , check out all this work if your not familiar …
My loyalties are always torn between my original paper back first editions and the shiny new editions that keep appearing from all my fave photographers , although I have a sneeky preference for the older print editions knowing full well that many of these modern editions do not really ring my bell , tonal perfection of my fave pics feels like a misrepresentation to me , I prefer the darker print values of the original Byker book , it is print quality of its time , were these pics made to enjoy a full range of tones ? I like my photo-blacks to be as black as coal , its a true overprinted 70’s - 80’s vibe that I know well , I like what I know …
A letter to Santa may be in order , have you been good this year …
Byker , Revised edition 2022 , Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen ,
Byker , 2022 the book by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen is published by Dewi Lewis
Graham Smith / Killip , 20 /20 is showing at Augusta Edwards Fine Art , until Nov 6th 2022
Chris Killip , the book is published by Thames and Hudson .
Chris Killip , retrospective is at Photographers Gallery , London until February , 19th , 2023 …