The social, industrial and economic changes imposed on the Sheffield area during the 1980s are captured with remarkable clarity in this second Images of the Past book featuring the work of freelance photographer Martin Jenkinson (1947-2012). The former steelworker and adopted Sheffielder's knowledge of his fellow citizens' lives gave him a unique understanding, which he used to capture some incredible images of those troubled times. In Sheffield in the 1980s the reader will find themselves drawn into remembering a decade of remarkable changes, some good but many for the worse. It was something that many northern England and Scottish cities experienced during this period, while at the same time, parts of south east England, especially the City of London, boomed. The gap between north and south became a chasm. Jenkinson, who constantly sought ways to improve his skills, photographed people in their everyday lives at work and at play. However, where he excelled was his work with the trade union and labour movement in workplaces, on protests, demonstrations and pickets. His photographs in such situations create a political awareness that fills the page and forces the observer to seek to find out more. So whilst some of the images in this book capture joy and laughter they also exhibit suffering. They provide a loud cry for social justice, a better world where unemployment is no more, poverty is swept away and everyone, black and white, male and female can enjoy a life where their talents are used for the collective improvement of all. Jenkinson's photographs are about a world we still must aim to obtain.
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Shows how during the 1980s Sheffield, once the steel centre of the world, endured startling industrial changes that destroyed many of its famous firms and traditional industries.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526761361
Publisert
2019-11-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword History
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Biographical note

Mark Metcalf is a football author and has worked for over a decade as a freelance journalist, particularly for the Big Issue North magazine and the publications of Unite the union and for whom he has also written a series of popular history booklets. He is currently working on a documentary film on the origins of football, based around the life of Sheffield Wednesday and England legend Fred Spiksley. Mark is a member of the NUJ. www.markwrite.co.uk @markmetcalf07 Justine Jenkinson, Martin's daughter, gave up her job as a HR personal assistant in the Civil Service in 2015 to run her father's image library full time. This was to enable her to keep his legacy alive by continuing to contribute his images to publications and exhibitions. Justine is exploring her father's archives to find images that haven't been widely seen before, which will then be added to the Martin Jenkinson Image Library website. https://martinjenkinson.photoshelter.com/indexmjimages@pressphotos.co.uk @MJImageLibrary Martin Jenkinson was the official Yorkshire National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) area photographer during the period that included the miners' strike of 1984/85. In addition to his NUM work, Martin was also commissioned by many other unions, notably the National Union of Teachers and the TGWU/Unite. A former steelworker, Martin combined his politics and belief in workers' rights, equality and social justice with his passion for photography. He died of cancer aged 64 in June 2012.