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Lowry of the lens

Peter Mitchell's photography reveals a poetic relationship with Leeds

(L to R) How many Aunties?, Back Hares Mount, Leeds, 1978; Max Babbin, Vulcan Street, Leeds, 1979 [Peter Mitchell]

Peter Mitchell: Nothing Lasts Forever
The Photographers’ Gallery, London

PETER MITCHELL (born 1943) is widely regarded as one of the most important early colour photographers of the 1970s and ’80s. This important exhibition is dedicated to his work.
 
He is a self-effacing artist, coming across in interviews as rather Lowry-like: naive, unideological and uncomplicated. Taking photos, or as he says “taking pictures” is simply a necessity for him.

 

The Kitson House telephone, Quarry Hill Flats, 1978. Credit: Peter Mitchell
Born in Eccles, near Manchester, in 1943, shortly afterwards his family moved to Catford, south-east London, where Mitchell
The Sir Yank’s Heavy Disco, Harehills Avenue, Leeds, 1978. Credit: Peter Mitchell
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