Chris Killip

Chris Killip (b.1946) is one of Britain’s most important social documentary photographers. He has worked mainly on long-term, historically valuable photographic projects. Born on the Isle of Man, among his most important work was a series of portraits of his fellow islanders. His most significant and well-known body o f work was made in the North East of England. This won him the coveted Cartier-Bresson award in 1989. He has published two major books of photographs, Isle of Man (1980) and In Flagrante (1988), both with texts by John Berger.