Facing Britain: British Documentary Photography since the 1960s

About the Author Ralph Goertz is a curator, responsible for the Facing Britain exhibition at Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany. Graham Harrison is a photographer and writer. Product Description Facing Britain brings together for the first time almost all important representatives* of British documentary photography in a large overview exhibition outside the UK. Long forgotten and only recently rediscovered positions such as John Myers, Tish Murtha or Peter Mitchell are shown alongside works by world stars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them. tars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them. Book Description An essential review of British documentary photography during its most critical period of growth. From the Back Cover Facing Britain brings together for the first time almost all important representatives* of British documentary photography in a large overview exhibition outside the UK. Long forgotten and only recently rediscovered positions such as John Myers, Tish Murtha or Peter Mitchell are shown alongside works by world stars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them. tars such as Martin Parr. The show thus offers a unique insight into the developments in the field of photography in the United Kingdom, which are interwoven with continental Europe and North America, but also independent of them.