Events and Exhibitions
PhotoVoice Lecture Series - Chris Steele Perkins
Magnum photographer Chris Steele Perkins will talk about his experience as a photographer whose career has moved between journalism and reportage to the pursuit of personal projects. Chris will touch on issues of truth, responsibility and the role of photojournalism today and share his diverse portfolio of images taken from all corners of the world from Brixton to Afghanistan to Japan.
‘Words on Monday’ series at Kings Place, London, N1 9AG
14th March 2011
7pm
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Magnum photographer Chris Steele Perkins will talk about his experience as a photographer whose career has moved between journalism and reportage to the pursuit of personal projects. Chris will touch on issues of truth, responsibility and the role of photojournalism today and share his diverse portfolio of images taken from all corners of the world from Brixton to Afghanistan to Japan.
Chris Steele-Perkins moved from Rangoon to London with his family in 1949. In 1971 started working as a freelance photographer and started his first foreign work in 1973 in Bangladesh followed by work for relief organizations and travel assignments. In 1975 he worked with EXIT, a group dealing with social problems in British cities. He then joined the Paris-based Viva agency in 1976. In 1979, his first book, The Teds, was published. Chris joined Magnum in 1979 and soon began working extensively in the developing world, in particular in Africa, Central America and Lebanon, as well as continuing to take photographs in Britain. He has published a book on Afghanistan and two books on Japan. His latest project is on people who have lived to be over 100 years old.
His reportages have received high public acclaim and have won several awards. Most recently his book England, My England was shortlisted for British Book Publishers’ Award for best Art/Photography book.
Image ©Chris Steele Perkins / Magnum Photos