Discover the remarkable transformation of British photography during the 1980s, through the lens in a time of significant social and political changes. This book traces the critical developments in photographic art in the United Kingdom, carried out by a variety of photographers around the Thatcher era (1976–1993). Rather than offering a comprehensive history, the publication presents more than 70 artists working with the lens and reveals many small stories, known and unknown, through a constellation of photographers, photography magazines, photographer collectives, and theorists. Particular attention is given to the intersection between photography and the British black arts movement, as well as to theoretical developments in photography and representation from the perspectives of postmodernism and cultural theory by British academics of the time.

Photographers include Don McCullin, Martin Parr, Ingrid Pollard, Sunil Gupta, Wolfgang Tillmans, Keith Arnatt, Vanley Burke, Sirkka-Liisa Kontinnen, Marketa Luskacova, Joy Gregory, Paul Graham, Ajamu X, and many other significant representatives. Pages: 240, Year of Publication: 0307, Dimensions: 23x23cm