Peter Mitchell

I first heard about Peter Mitchell when I received these postcards from a friend who was lucky enough to attend the exhibition How We Are: Photographing Britain at the Tate in the UK.
I have since tried to find more images and information, but unfortunately to no avail.
I am happy to at least share what I have found. (click images below to enlarge)

In the 1970s, Peter Mitchell worked as a truck driver for Sunco, and photographed the sights of Leeds on his journeys around the city. He is now well known for his 1979 landmark color photography exhibition in York, UK. Held at Impressions Gallery and titled ‘A New Refutation of the Viking IV Space Mission’, the show depicted the factories and small shop owners of Leeds, all photographed in a very formal manner with the aid of a stepladder. The idea was that this is how Leeds might be seen by aliens departing from their spaceship when the Mission from Mars finally lands on the unsuspecting city.

Published for the First Time: Color Photographs by Chris Killip

Chris Killip is widely known for his gritty and alluring black and white photographs, especially those published in In Flagrante (1988).

If you've ever wondered what his color work would look like, you'll be happy to peruse Thames and Hudson's Here Comes Everybody: Chris Killip's Irish Photographs.

Less raw and less gritty, these color images are quiet and contemplative, providing more of a sense of calm in contrast to the angst of the Seacoal pictures.

The hills, the roads and the sea are perfectly bare in all of their color, yet the landscape somehow maintains a mystery. You want to go into these places and explore.

Printed small (only about 4 x 6 inches) the viewer is immediately drawn in and left wanting more.