Chris Steele-Perkins
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Christopher Horace Steele-Perkins (born 28 July 1947) is a British
photographer and member of Magnum Photos
, best known for his depiction of Africa, Afghanistan, England, and Japan.
, Burma in 1947 to a British father and a Burmese mother; but his father left his mother and took the boy to England at the age of two. He went to Christ's Hospital
and for one year studied chemistry at the University of York
before leaving for a stay in Canada. Returning to Britain, he joined the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he served as photographer and picture editor for a student magazine. After graduating in psychology in 1970 he started to work as a freelance photographer, specializing in the theatre, while he also lectured in psychology.
By 1971, Steele-Perkins had moved to London and become a full-time photographer, with particular interest in urban issues, including poverty. He went to Bangladesh
in 1973 to take photographs for relief organizations; some of this work was exhibited in 1974 at the Camerawork Gallery (London). In 1973–74 he taught photography at the Stanhope Institute and the North East London Polytechnic
.
In 1975, Steele-Perkins joined the Exit Photography Group with the photographers Nicholas Battye and Paul Trevor, and there continued his examination of urban problems: Exit's earlier booklet Down Wapping had led to a commission by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
to increase the scale of their work, and in six years they produced 30,000 photographs as well as many hours of taped interviews. This led to the 1982 book Survival Programmes. Steele-Perkins' work included depiction from 1975 to 1977 of street festivals, and prints from London Street Festivals were bought by the British Council
and exhibited with Homer Sykes
' Once a Year and Patrick Ward
's Wish You Were Here; Steele-Perkins' depiction of Notting Hill
has been described as being in the vein of Tony Ray-Jones
.
Steele-Perkins became an associate of the French agency Viva in 1976, and three years after this, he published his first book, The Teds, an examination of teddy boys
that is now considered a classic of documentary and even fashion photography. He curated photographs for the Arts Council
collection, and co-edited a collection of these, About 70 Photographs.
In 1977 Steele-Perkins had made a short detour into "conceptual" photography, working with the photographer Mark Edwards to collect images from the ends of rolls of films taken by others, exposures taken in a rush merely in order to finish the roll. Forty were exhibited in "Film Ends".
Work documenting poverty in Britain took Steele-Perkins to Belfast
, which he found to be poorer than Glasgow
, London
, Middlesbrough
, or Newcastle
, as well as experiencing "a low-intensity war". He stayed in the Catholic Lower Falls area, first squatting
and then staying in the flat of a man he met in Belfast. His photographs of Northern Ireland appeared in a 1981 book written by Wieland Giebel. Thirty years later, he would return to the area to find that its residents had new problems and fears; the later photographs appear within Magnum Ireland.
Steele-Perkins photographed wars and disasters in the third world, leaving Viva in 1979 to join Magnum Photos
as a nominee (on encouragement by Josef Koudelka
), and becoming an associate member in 1981 and a full member in 1983. He continued to work in Britain, taking photographs published as The Pleasure Principle, an examination (in colour) of life in Britain but also a reflection of himself. With Philip Marlow, he successfully pushed for the opening of a London office for Magnum; the proposal was approved in 1986.
Steele-Perkins made four trips to Afghanistan
in the 1990s, sometimes staying with the Taliban, the majority of whom "were just ordinary guys" who treated him courteously. Together with James Nachtwey
and others, he was also fired on, prompting him to reconsider his priorities: in addition to the danger of the front line:
A book of his black and white images, Afghanistan, was published first in French, and later in English and in Japanese. The review in the Spectator
read in part:
The book and the travelling exhibition of photographs were also reviewed favorably in the Guardian
, Observer
, Library Journal
, and London Evening Standard
.
Steele-Perkins served as the President of Magnum from 1995 to 1998. One of the annual meetings over which he presided was that of 1996, to which Russell Miller
was given unprecedented access as an outsider and which Miller has described in some detail.
With his second wife the presenter
and writer Miyako Yamada , whom he married in 1999, Steele-Perkins has spent much time in Japan, publishing two books of photographs: Fuji, a collection of views and glimpses of the mountain inspired by Hokusai
's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji; and Tokyo Love Hello, scenes of life in the city. Between these two books he also published a personal visual diary of the year 2001, Echoes.
Work in South Korea
included a contribution to a Hayward Gallery touring exhibition of photographs of contemporary slavery, "Documenting Disposable People", in which Steele-Perkins interviewed and made black-and-white photographs of Korean "comfort women
". "Their eyes were really important to me: I wanted them to look at you, and for you to look at them", he wrote. "They're not going to be around that much longer, and it was important to give this show a history." The photographs were published within Documenting Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery.
Steele-Perkins returned to England for a project by the Side Gallery on Durham's closed coalfields (exhibited within "Coalfield Stories"); after this work ended, he stayed on to work on a depiction (in black and white) of life in the north east of England, published as Northern Exposures.
In 2008 Steele-Perkins won an Arts Council England
grant for "Carers: The Hidden Face of Britain", a project to interview those caring for their relatives at home, and to photograph the relationships. Some of this work has appeared in The Guardian
, and also in his book England, My England, a compilation of four decades of his photography that combines photographs taken for publication with much more personal work: he does not see himself as having a separate personality when at home. "By turns gritty and evocative," wrote a reviewer in The Guardian, "it is a book one imagines that Orwell would have liked very much."
United Kingdom
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photographer and member of Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
, best known for his depiction of Africa, Afghanistan, England, and Japan.
Life and career
Steele-Perkins was born in RangoonYangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
, Burma in 1947 to a British father and a Burmese mother; but his father left his mother and took the boy to England at the age of two. He went to Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
and for one year studied chemistry at the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
before leaving for a stay in Canada. Returning to Britain, he joined the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he served as photographer and picture editor for a student magazine. After graduating in psychology in 1970 he started to work as a freelance photographer, specializing in the theatre, while he also lectured in psychology.
By 1971, Steele-Perkins had moved to London and become a full-time photographer, with particular interest in urban issues, including poverty. He went to Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
in 1973 to take photographs for relief organizations; some of this work was exhibited in 1974 at the Camerawork Gallery (London). In 1973–74 he taught photography at the Stanhope Institute and the North East London Polytechnic
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
.
In 1975, Steele-Perkins joined the Exit Photography Group with the photographers Nicholas Battye and Paul Trevor, and there continued his examination of urban problems: Exit's earlier booklet Down Wapping had led to a commission by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
to increase the scale of their work, and in six years they produced 30,000 photographs as well as many hours of taped interviews. This led to the 1982 book Survival Programmes. Steele-Perkins' work included depiction from 1975 to 1977 of street festivals, and prints from London Street Festivals were bought by the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
and exhibited with Homer Sykes
Homer Sykes
Homer Warwick Sykes is a Canadian-born British photographer whose career has included personal projects and landscape photography.-Life and career:...
' Once a Year and Patrick Ward
Patrick Ward (photographer)
Patrick Ward is a British photographer who has published collections of his own work on British and other subjects as well as working on commissions for the press.-Life and career:...
's Wish You Were Here; Steele-Perkins' depiction of Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
has been described as being in the vein of Tony Ray-Jones
Tony Ray-Jones
Tony Ray-Jones was an English photographer.Born Holroyd Anthony Ray-Jones, he was the youngest son of Raymond Ray-Jones , a painter and etcher who died when his son was only eight months old, and Effie Irene Pearce, who would work as a physiotherapist...
.
Steele-Perkins became an associate of the French agency Viva in 1976, and three years after this, he published his first book, The Teds, an examination of teddy boys
Teddy Boy
The British Teddy Boy subculture is typified by young men wearing clothes that were partly inspired by the styles worn by dandies in the Edwardian period, styles which Savile Row tailors had attempted to re-introduce in Britain after World War II...
that is now considered a classic of documentary and even fashion photography. He curated photographs for the Arts Council
Arts Council of Great Britain
The Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
collection, and co-edited a collection of these, About 70 Photographs.
In 1977 Steele-Perkins had made a short detour into "conceptual" photography, working with the photographer Mark Edwards to collect images from the ends of rolls of films taken by others, exposures taken in a rush merely in order to finish the roll. Forty were exhibited in "Film Ends".
Work documenting poverty in Britain took Steele-Perkins to Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, which he found to be poorer than Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, or Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, as well as experiencing "a low-intensity war". He stayed in the Catholic Lower Falls area, first squatting
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
and then staying in the flat of a man he met in Belfast. His photographs of Northern Ireland appeared in a 1981 book written by Wieland Giebel. Thirty years later, he would return to the area to find that its residents had new problems and fears; the later photographs appear within Magnum Ireland.
Steele-Perkins photographed wars and disasters in the third world, leaving Viva in 1979 to join Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
as a nominee (on encouragement by Josef Koudelka
Josef Koudelka
Josef Koudelka is a Czech photographer.-Biography:Josef Koudelka was born in 1938 in Boskovice, Moravia, town of about 10,000 inhabitants. He began photographing his family and the surroundings with a 6 x 6 Bakelite camera...
), and becoming an associate member in 1981 and a full member in 1983. He continued to work in Britain, taking photographs published as The Pleasure Principle, an examination (in colour) of life in Britain but also a reflection of himself. With Philip Marlow, he successfully pushed for the opening of a London office for Magnum; the proposal was approved in 1986.
Steele-Perkins made four trips to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
in the 1990s, sometimes staying with the Taliban, the majority of whom "were just ordinary guys" who treated him courteously. Together with James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer.He grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied Art History and Political Science ....
and others, he was also fired on, prompting him to reconsider his priorities: in addition to the danger of the front line:
. . . you never get good pictures out of it. I've yet to see a decent front-line war picture. All the strong stuff is a bit further back, where the emotions are.
A book of his black and white images, Afghanistan, was published first in French, and later in English and in Japanese. The review in the Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
read in part:
The book and the travelling exhibition of photographs were also reviewed favorably in the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
, and London Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
.
Steele-Perkins served as the President of Magnum from 1995 to 1998. One of the annual meetings over which he presided was that of 1996, to which Russell Miller
Russell Miller
Russell Miller is an award-winning British journalist and author of fifteen books, including biographies of Hugh Hefner, J. Paul Getty and L. Ron Hubbard.-L. Ron Hubbard biography:...
was given unprecedented access as an outsider and which Miller has described in some detail.
With his second wife the presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and writer Miyako Yamada , whom he married in 1999, Steele-Perkins has spent much time in Japan, publishing two books of photographs: Fuji, a collection of views and glimpses of the mountain inspired by Hokusai
Hokusai
was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting...
's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji; and Tokyo Love Hello, scenes of life in the city. Between these two books he also published a personal visual diary of the year 2001, Echoes.
Work in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
included a contribution to a Hayward Gallery touring exhibition of photographs of contemporary slavery, "Documenting Disposable People", in which Steele-Perkins interviewed and made black-and-white photographs of Korean "comfort women
Comfort women
The term "comfort women" was a euphemism used to describe women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars to as high as 410,000 from some Chinese...
". "Their eyes were really important to me: I wanted them to look at you, and for you to look at them", he wrote. "They're not going to be around that much longer, and it was important to give this show a history." The photographs were published within Documenting Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery.
Steele-Perkins returned to England for a project by the Side Gallery on Durham's closed coalfields (exhibited within "Coalfield Stories"); after this work ended, he stayed on to work on a depiction (in black and white) of life in the north east of England, published as Northern Exposures.
In 2008 Steele-Perkins won an Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
grant for "Carers: The Hidden Face of Britain", a project to interview those caring for their relatives at home, and to photograph the relationships. Some of this work has appeared in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, and also in his book England, My England, a compilation of four decades of his photography that combines photographs taken for publication with much more personal work: he does not see himself as having a separate personality when at home. "By turns gritty and evocative," wrote a reviewer in The Guardian, "it is a book one imagines that Orwell would have liked very much."
Solo
- "The Face of Bengal". Camerawork Gallery (LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), 1974. - "The Teds". Camerawork Gallery (London), 1979.
- "Beirut". Camerawork Gallery (London), 1983.
- "Famine in Africa". Barbican Art GalleryBarbican CentreThe Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
(London), 1985. - "Lebanon". Magnum Gallery (ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), 1985. - "South Africa". FnacFnacFnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
(Paris), 1986. - "The Pleasure Principle". Fnac (Paris), 1990.
- Photographs of Britain. Aperture FoundationAperture FoundationThe Aperture Foundation was founded in 1952 by Ansel Adams, Minor White, Barbara Morgan, Dorothea Lange, Nancy Newhall, Beaumont Newhall, Ernest Louie, Melton Ferris, and Dody Warren. Their vision was to create a forum for fine art photography, a new concept at the time. The first issue of...
(New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
), May 1991. - "Africa, Work in Progress". Visa pour l'image (PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
), 1992. - "Nomansland". Photo Gallery International (TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
), August–September 1999. - "Afghanistan". Visa pour l'image (Perpignan), 1999.
- "Notes from Afghanistan". Side Gallery (NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
), September–October 2000. FfotogalleryFfotogalleryFfotogallery is the national development agency for photography in Wales. It was established in 1978 and it currently is based in two locations. Main offices and many facilities are located in Chapter in the city of Cardiff, while its gallery is located in the Grade I listed Turner House in Penarth...
(CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
), August (?) – September 2000. - "Fuji". Midlands Arts CentreMac (Birmingham)mac is a non-profit arts centre situated in Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It was established in 1962 and is registered as an educational charity which host plays, concerts and films shows; and holds art exhibitions, music classes, and workshops for all ages.The centre re-opened...
(BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
), January–March 2002. - "Photographs of Mt Fuji". Aberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth Arts Centre is one of Wales' busiest and largest arts centres, based on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales...
(AberystwythAberystwythAberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
), May–June 2002. - "Fuji". Impressions Gallery (YorkYorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
), August–September 2002. - "Fuji". Granship (Shizuoka CityShizuoka, Shizuokais the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
), May–June 2002. - "The Teds". Gallery 292 (New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), March 2003. - "The Teds: From the Originals to the Plastics". Stephen Daiter Gallery (ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
), January–February 2004. - "Echoes". Leica Gallery Tokyo (GinzaGinzais a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
, Tokyo), August–September 2005. - "Hinterland". Side Gallery (Newcastle), April–May 2006.
- "Haswell Plough to Harajuku". Host Gallery (London), June–July 2007.
- "Northern Exposures". Northumbria University GalleryNorthumbria UniversityNorthumbria University is an academic institution located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England. It is a member of the University Alliance.- History :...
, 2007. - "Fuji". Porta Praetoria (AostaAostaAosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes...
), as part of the Mountain Photo Festival, August–September 2008. - "England My England". Kings Place Gallery (London), June–July 2010.
- "For Love of the Game". Third Floor GalleryThird Floor GalleryThird Floor Gallery is an independent charitable photography gallery located in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK. It opened in 2010 and predominantly, though not exclusively, focuses on documentary photography. The gallery is run by photographers Maciej Dakowicz, Joni Karanka and Bartosz Nowicki.The...
(Cardiff), June–July 2010. Photographs of football in Japan, England, and Ghana. - "Northern Exposures". Galleries Inc at Central Square North (Newcastle), January–February 2011.
- "The Pleasure Principle". Open Eye Gallery (Liverpool), November–December 2011.
Group
- "The Inquisitive Eye". ICAInstitute of Contemporary ArtsThe Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
(LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), 1974. - "Il Regno Unito si diverte". British CouncilBritish CouncilThe British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, 1981. (With Homer SykesHomer SykesHomer Warwick Sykes is a Canadian-born British photographer whose career has included personal projects and landscape photography.-Life and career:...
and Patrick WardPatrick Ward (photographer)Patrick Ward is a British photographer who has published collections of his own work on British and other subjects as well as working on commissions for the press.-Life and career:...
.) - "Maritime England". Photographers' GalleryPhotographers' GalleryThe Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
(London), 1982. - "The Other Britain". National TheatreRoyal National TheatreThe Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
(London), and touring in Britain, 1982. - "El Salvador: Work of Thirty Photographers". ICPInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
(New YorkNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
), 1984. - "The Indelible Image". Corcoran GalleryCorcoran Gallery of ArtThe Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
(Washington, D.C.), 1985. - "In Our Time". A Magnum Photos exhibition. World tour, 1990.
- "A Terrible Beauty". Artists Space (New York), 1994.
- "Our Turning World". Barbican Art GalleryBarbican CentreThe Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
(London), December 1999 – March 2000. With other Magnum photographers. - "Magnum Style". Staley-Wise Gallery (New York), April–June 2004. ("Style is evident in body language, original dress, and physical beauty"; with other Magnum photographers.)
- "Acqua fonte di vita". Fondazione Luciana Matalon (Milan), May–June 2004. (With ten other photographers.) An exhibition showing the importance of water.
- "Magnum Football". Millennium Point (BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
), May–August 2004. (With other Magnum photographers.) And (also as "Planet Football", "Weltsprach Fußball", "Världsspråket fotboll" and "Fotbollens språk") at many other places around the world until 2008. - "Magnum Stories". The Guardian NewsroomThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
(London), November–December 2004. With many other Magnum photographers; an exhibition to coincide with publication of the book Magnum Stories. - Exhibition of new acquisitions, Galleria Fnac Milano (Milan), May–June 2005.
- "NorthSouthEastWest: A 360° View of Climate Change". (With nine other Magnum photographers.) Science MuseumScience Museum (London)The Science Museum is one of the three major museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The museum is a major London tourist attraction....
(LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), March 2005; and many cities worldwide until 2006. - "Teenage Kicks: The Mods 'n' Rockers Generation". Photographers' Gallery (London), 2005–2007.
- "Euro Visions: The New Europeans as Seen by Magnum Photographers". Centre Georges PompidouCentre Georges PompidouCentre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), September–October 2005. Steele-Perkins presented photographs of Slovakia. Ujazdów CastleUjazdów CastleUjazdów Castle is a castle in the historic Ujazdów district, between Ujazdów Park and the Royal Baths Park , in Warsaw, Poland.-History:...
(WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
), October–November 2006. - "El Salvador: Work of Thirty Photographers". ICP (New York), September–November 2005. The exhibition of 1984.
- "Euro Visions: The New Europeans by Twelve Magnum Photographers". Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumThe Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium , is one of the most famous museums in Belgium.-The museum:...
(BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
), March–July 2007. The earlier exhibition augmented by photographs (by Bruno BarbeyBruno BarbeyBruno Barbey is a Moroccan-born French photographer . Throughout his four-decade career he has traveled across five continents, photographing many wars.-Photography career:...
and Paolo PellegrinPaolo PellegrinPaolo Pellegrin is an internationally renowned photojournalist who was born in Rome, Italy, into a family of architects.-Biography:...
) of Bulgaria and Romania. - "The Coast Exposed". Queen's HouseQueen's HouseThe Queen's House, Greenwich, is a former royal residence built between 1614-1617 in Greenwich, then a few miles downriver from London, and now a district of the city. Its architect was Inigo Jones, for whom it was a crucial early commission, for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James I of England...
(GreenwichGreenwichGreenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, London), and smaller versions elsewhere in the UK. - "I Shot Norman Foster". The Yard (The Architecture FoundationThe Architecture FoundationThe Architecture Foundation was Britain's first independent architecture centre. Established in 1991, it aims to promote contemporary architecture.The Architecture Foundation has organised public exhibitions, design initiatives, competitions and debates....
, London), November 2005 – January 2006. The architecture of Norman Foster. Steele-Perkins photographed the London Gherkin30 St Mary Axe30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004...
, "hiding it within the chaos of the City's streets, in similar fashion to his Mount Fuji series". - "After Image: Social Documentary Photography in the 20th century". NGV InternationalNational Gallery of VictoriaThe National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
(MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
), November 2006 – April 2007. A number of photographers, from the 1870s to the 1980s. - "Survival Programmes: In Britain's Inner Cities Between 1974 and 1979". (With Nicholas Battye and Paul Trevor.) Side Gallery (NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
), January–March 2007. - "Tokyo Seen by Magnum Photographers". Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
(EbisuEbisu, Tokyois a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Conveniently near Roppongi and central Shibuya, Ebisu is easily accessed by the JR Yamanote and Hibiya lines via Ebisu Station...
, Tokyo), March–May 2007. - "To the Dogs". Presentation House Gallery (VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
), June–August 2007. - "No Such Thing as Society: Photography in Britain 1968–1987." Aberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth Arts CentreAberystwyth Arts Centre is one of Wales' busiest and largest arts centres, based on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales...
, March 2008; Tullie House (CarlisleCity of CarlisleThe City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...
), May 2008; Ujazdów Castle (Warsaw), November 2008. - "Darfur: Photojournalists Respond." With Lynsey AddarioLynsey AddarioLynsey Addario is an American photojournalist currently based in New Delhi. Her work often focuses on conflicts and human rights issues, especially the role of women in traditional societies.-Life and work:...
, Pep Bonet, Colin Finlay, Ron HavivRon HavivRon Haviv is a photojournalist, producing work covering a broad spectrum of international conflict. He is the author of several photographic collections and the recipient of a number of awards. Haviv is also a co-founder of VII Photo Agency, which is dedicated to documenting change, conflict, and...
, Olivier Jobard, Kadir van Lohuizen, and Sven Torfinn. Holocaust Museum HoustonHolocaust Museum HoustonThe Holocaust Museum Houston, is located in Houston, Texas and was opened in 1996. The museum is located in the Houston Museum District.The museum is the fourth largest Holocaust memorial museum in the United States. The museum's mission is to make people aware of the dangers which prejudice,...
, March–August 2008. JFK High School (PlainviewPlainview, New YorkPlainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, New York), Boston Public LibraryBoston Public LibraryThe Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the United States, the first large library open to the public in the United States, and the first public library to allow people to...
, University of ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasThe University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
(Fayetteville), Idaho Historical Museum (Boise), Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education CenterIllinois Holocaust Museum and Education CenterThe Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center is the main memorial and educational center for The Holocaust in the Midwestern United States...
(Skokie), University of New HampshireUniversity of New HampshireThe University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
(Durham), Barness Family Jewish Community Center (Chandler, Arizona), 2008–10. - "Bitter Fruit: Pictures from Afghanistan". (With other Magnum photographers.) Magnum Print Room (London), 2009.
- "Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery". (With seven other Magnum photographers.) Southbank Centre (London), and five other locations in England and Wales, 2009–2010. Steele-Perkins shows portraits of Korean "comfort womenComfort womenThe term "comfort women" was a euphemism used to describe women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars to as high as 410,000 from some Chinese...
". - "The Other Britain Revisited: Photographs from New Society". Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
(London), May–September 2010. - "Facts of Life / British Documentary Photography". Photomonth, National MuseumNational Museum, KrakówThe National Museum in Kraków , established in 1879, is the main branch of Poland's National Museum, which has many permanent collections around the country.-History:...
, KrakówKrakówKraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, August–November 2010. British photography 1974–1997. - "Mass Photography: Blackpool through the Camera", Grundy Art GalleryGrundy Art GalleryThe Grundy is an art gallery located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It's eclectic programme consists of regional historic to recent contemporary art exhibitions. Opened in 1911, it is owned and operated by Blackpool Council....
(Blackpool), 2011.
As co-curator
- "Young British Photographers". Photographers' GalleryPhotographers' GalleryThe Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
(London), 1975. (Co-curator, with Mark Edwards.) - "Film Ends". Travelling in Britain, 1977. (Co-selector, with Mark Edwards.)
Film
- Video Diaries: Dying for Publicity. 1993, 70 minutes. Steele-Perkins reflects on his reporting of and role in scenes of suffering.
Collections
- Arts Council of Great BritainArts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
- Photographers' GalleryPhotographers' GalleryThe Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
(London) - British Library of Political and Economic ScienceBritish Library of Political and Economic ScienceThe British Library of Political and Economic Science is the main library of theLondon School of Economics and Political Science, and the world's largest political and social sciences library .-Description:...
(London) - Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
(London) - Side Gallery (NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
) - National Media Museum (BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
) - National Portrait Gallery (London)
- Irish Museum of Modern ArtIrish Museum of Modern ArtThe Irish Museum of Modern Art also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art. The museum opened in May 1991 and is located in Royal Hospital Kilmainham, a 17th-century building near Heuston Station to the west of Dublin's city...
(Dublin) - Bibliothèque nationale de FranceBibliothèque nationale de FranceThe is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) - FnacFnacFnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
(Paris) - Tokyo Fuji Art Museum (HachiōjiHachioji, Tokyois a city located in Tokyo, Japan, about 40 kilometers west of the center of the special wards of Tokyo.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 551,901 and a population density of 2,962.27/km². The total area is 186.31 km². It is the eighth largest city in the...
, Tokyo) - National Gallery of VictoriaNational Gallery of VictoriaThe National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest and the largest public art gallery in Australia. Since December 2003, NGV has operated across two sites...
(MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
) - Corcoran Gallery of ArtCorcoran Gallery of ArtThe Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
(Washington, DC)
Awards
- 1988 Oskar Barnack Award (Leica and World Press PhotoWorld Press PhotoWorld Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
), for a story on thalidomideThalidomideThalidomide was introduced as a sedative drug in the late 1950s that was typically used to cure morning sickness. In 1961, it was withdrawn due to teratogenicity and neuropathy. There is now a growing clinical interest in thalidomide, and it is introduced as an immunomodulatory agent used...
victims - 1988 Tom Hopkinson Prize for British Photojournalism (Photographers' GalleryPhotographers' GalleryThe Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
) - 1989 Robert Capa Gold MedalRobert Capa Gold MedalThe Robert Capa Gold Medal is an award for "best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise". It is awarded annually by the Overseas Press Club of America . It was created in honor of the war photographer Robert Capa...
(International Center of PhotographyInternational Center of PhotographyThe International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
) - 2000 World Press PhotoWorld Press PhotoWorld Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....
award, "Daily Life" category - 2008 Terence Donovan Award (Royal Photographic SocietyRoyal Photographic SocietyThe Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
)
Photobooks by Steele-Perkins
- The Teds. London: Travelling Light/Exit, 1979. ISBN 0906333059. With text by Richard Smith.
- New edition. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2003. ISBN 1899235442
- The Pleasure Principle. Manchester: Cornerhouse Books, 1989. ISBN 0948797509.
- Afghanistan. Paris: Marval, 2000. ISBN 2862342971. Texts by Steele-Perkins, André VelterAndré VelterAndré Velter , French poet, was born in Signy-l'Abbaye in the Ardennes région and was educated in Charleville and Paris. Having begun his first journeys in 1955 through Europe and the Middle East, he has traveled through Afghanistan, Tibet, China and India...
and Said Bahodine Majrouh. Black and white photographs of daily life in Afghanistan.- Afghanistan. London: Westzone Publishing, 2000. ISBN 190339113X.
- Afuganisutan: Shashinshū / Afghanistan. Tokyo: Shōbunsha, 2001. ISBN 4794965168.
- Fuji: Images of Contemporary Japan. New York: Umbrage; London: Turnaround, 2002. ISBN 1884167128.
- Echoes. London: Trolley, 2003. ISBN 1904563112.
- Tokyo Love Hello. Paris: Editions Intervalles, 2006. ISBN 2916355057. Photographs taken in Tokyo, 1997–2006. With an introduction by Donald RichieDonald RichieDonald Richie is an American-born author who has written about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema. Although he considers himself only a writer, Richie has directed many experimental films, the first when he was 17...
, texts and captions in French and English. - Northern Exposures: Rural Life in the North East. Newcastle upon Tyne: Northumbria University Press, 2007. ISBN 1904794203. Black and white photographs taken from 2002 and after.
- England, My England: A Photographer's Portrait. Newcastle upon Tyne: Northumbria Press, 2009. ISBN 1904794386. Photographs 1969–2009, combining the documentary and the personal.
Other book contributions
- Young British Photographers. London: Co-optic Photography, [1975]. Photographs by John Wall, Valerie WilmerVal WilmerValerie Sybil Wilmer is an internationally noted photographer, jazz historian and writer, also specializing in gospel, blues, and British African-Caribbean music and culture....
, Brian Griffin, Paddy Summerfield, Larry Herman, Homer SykesHomer SykesHomer Warwick Sykes is a Canadian-born British photographer whose career has included personal projects and landscape photography.-Life and career:...
, John Webb, Neil Gulliver, Richard Wood, Simon MarsdenSimon MarsdenSir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden, 4th Baronet is an English photographer and author. He is known best for his uncommon black-and-white photographs of allegedly haunted houses and places throughout Europe...
, Mark Edwards, and Paul Hill. Co-edited with Mark Edwards. - About 70 Photographs. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980. ISBN 0758702088 (paperback); ISBN 0728702096 (hardback). Steele-Perkins and William Messer comment on about seventy photographs by other photographers.
- La Grèce au présent, ed. Luce M. Albiges. Paris: Bibliothèque Publique d'Information, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1981. Exhibition catalogue, works by various photographers.
- Das kurze Leben des Brian Stewart: Alltag im irischen Bürgerkrieg. West Berlin: Elefanten Press, 1981. ISBN 3885200511. Text by Wieland Giebel. Steele-Perkins contributes 18 photographs.
- El Salvador: Work of Thirty Photographers, ed. Carolyn Forché et al. New York: Writers & Readers, 1982. ISBN 0863160646 (paperback); ISBN 0863160638.
- Survival Programmes in Britain’s Inner Cities (with Nicholas Battye and Paul Trevor, as the Exit Photography Group). Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1982. ISBN 0335101119.
- Beirut: Frontline Story. London: Pluto Press; Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 1983. ISBN 0861043979. Text by Selim Nassib and Caroline Tisdall, photographs by Steele-Perkins.
- The Indelible Image: Photographs of War, 1846 to the Present, ed. Frances Fralin. New York: Abrams, 1985. ISBN 0810911108. Catalogue of the exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery.
- In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers. New York: Norton, 1989. ISBN 0-393-02767-8. London: André Deutsch, 1993. ISBN 023398822X. Text by William Manchester et al.
- Magnum: 50 ans de photographies. Paris: Nathan Images, 1989. ISBN 2092400444.
- Zeitblende: 5 Jahrzehnte Magnum-Photographie. Munich: Schirmer-Mosel, 1989. ISBN 3888147077.
- Way to Gods: Magunamu Foto: Kumano kodō, Santiago e no michi , ed. Nagasaka Yoshimitsu . Tokyo: Kawade Kobō Shinsha, 1999. ISBN 4-309-90293-6. Contains photographs by Steele-Perkins of Kumano kodōKumano KodoThe ' is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, the largest Peninsula of Japan. These sacred trails were and are still used for the pilgrimage to the sacred site "Kumano Sanzan" The ' is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Hantō, the largest...
(pp. 103–120); as well as photographs of Kumano kodō by Elliott ErwittElliott ErwittElliott Erwitt is an advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings— a master of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment"....
and Peter MarlowPeter Marlow (photographer)Peter Marlow is a British news photographer and member of Magnum Photos.-Career:Marlow studied psychology at Manchester University, graduating in 1974. He then started his career as an international photojournalist, working on an Italian cruise liner in the Caribbean in 1975 before joining the...
, and of the way to Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
by Marlow and Harry Gruyaert. - Magnum°. London: Phaidon, 2000. ISBN 0714890650. (Also called Magnum Degrees.) Steele-Perkins edited this collection of work by Magnum photographers during the last decade or so of the twentieth century. His own photographs of Tiananmen SquareTiananmen SquareTiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen Gate located to its North, separating it from the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the third largest city square in the world...
, the effects of war in Somalia, Uganda and Afghanistan, and the work of Abdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar EdhiAbdul Sattar Edhi, NI , or Maulana Edhi, as he is often known, is a Pakistani philanthropist. He is head of the Edhi Foundation, the world's largest ambulance help service and charity. Together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi, he received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is also...
are included.- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897841.
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714890774.
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714890650 (hard). ISBN 0714894508 (paper).
- Magnum°. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897922.
- Arms against Fury: Magnum Photographers in Afghanistan, ed. Robert Dannin. New York: PowerHouse, 2002. ISBN 1576871517.
- Arms against Fury: Magnum Photographers in Afghanistan, ed. Robert Dannin. London: Thames & Hudson, 2002. ISBN 0-500-54263-5.
- Magnum Football (distributed in the US as Magnum Soccer). London: Phaidon, 2002. ISBN 0714842362. London: Phaidon, 2005. ISBN 0714845213. With other Magnum photographers. Contains eight photographs by Steele-Perkins.
- Magnum Football. Phaidon. ISBN 0714893285.
- Magnum Fußball. Phaidon. ISBN 0714893374 (hardback). ISBN 0714857971 (paperback).
- Magnum Calcio. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897884.
- Magnum Fútbol. Phaidon. ISBN 0714897752.
- The Face of Human Rights, ed. Walter Kälin et al. Baden, Switzerland: Lars Müller, 2004. ISBN 3-03778-017-7. Steele-Perkins contributes ten or more photographs.
- Das Bild der Menschenrechte. Baden, Switzerland: Lars Müller, 2004. ISBN 3-03778-035-5.
- Magnum Stories, ed. Chris Boot. London: Phaidon, 2004. ISBN 0714842451. Steele-Perkins' story on famine in SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
in August 1992 appears with an introduction by him on pp. 442–49. - Magnum Ireland, ed. Brigitte Lardinois and Val Williams. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2005. ISBN 0-500-54303-0. With other Magnum photographers. Steele-Perkins' 1978 photographs of West Belfast are on pp. 116–23; his photographs of the Milltown massacreMilltown Cemetery attackThe Milltown Cemetery attack The Milltown Cemetery attack The Milltown Cemetery attack (also known as the Milltown Cemetery killings or Milltown Massacre took place on 16 March 1988 in Belfast's Milltown Cemetery...
(West Belfast, 1988) are on pp. 160–63. - Euro visions: Chypre, Estonie, Hongrie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Malte, Pologne, République Tchèque, Slovaquie, Slovenie par dix photographes de Magnum. Paris: Magnum, 2005. ISBN 2844262937.
- Magnum Photos: Euro Visions, the New Europeans by Ten Magnum Photographers. Göttingen: Steidl, 2006. ISBN 3865212239. English translation. Steele-Perkins' photographs of Slovakia appear on pp. 152–61, with one page for each of ten themes; an interview with him precedes the photographs.
- United Opus, ed. Justyn Barnes. London: Kraken Opus, 2006. ISBN 1905794037, ISBN 1905794002. With other photographers and writers. A book about Manchester United F.C.Manchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
- How We Are: Photographing Britain from the 1840s to the Present, ed. Val Williams and Susan Bright. London: Tate Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85437-7142.
- Magunamu ga totta Tōkyō / Tokyo Seen by Magnum Photographers. Tokyo: Magnum Photos Tokyo, 2007. Pl 97 is a montage by Steele-Perkins.
- Magnum Magnum: with 413 photographs in colour and duotone, ed. Brigitte Lardinois. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. ISBN 978-0-500-54342-9. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. ISBN 0-500-54366-6. Pp. 144–49. is a selection of Steele-Perkins' photographs by Bruno BarbeyBruno BarbeyBruno Barbey is a Moroccan-born French photographer . Throughout his four-decade career he has traveled across five continents, photographing many wars.-Photography career:...
; elsewhere, Steele-Perkins presents his selection of photographs by Alex WebbAlex Webb (photographer)Alex Webb is a photojournalist associated with Magnum Photos. He has primarily worked in color, has published several books, and has contributed to such magazines as GEO, Time, and the New York Times Magazine.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Webb was raised in New England...
.- Magnum Magnum: con 413 fotografías en color y en blanco y negro. Barcelona: Lunwerg, 2007. ISBN 8497853334.
- Magnum Magnum: met 413 foto's in kleur en duotoon. Tielt: Lannoo; Bussum: Thoth, 2007. ISBN 9059960211. Tielt: Lannoo; Bussum: Thoth, 2009. ISBN 9059960416.
- Magnum Magnum. Paris: La Martinière, 2007. ISBN 2732436526.
- Magnum Magnum. München: Schirmer Mosel, 2007. ISBN 3829603231.
- Ces images qui nous racontent le monde, ed. Éric Godeau. Paris: Albin Michel, 2007. ISBN 2226152199. With other Magnum photographers.
- Le immagini che ci raccontano il mondo. Rome: Contrasto, 2007. ISBN 8869650758.
- Wat een wereld! 60 jaar geschiedenis voor de lens. Haarlem: Gottmer, 2007. ISBN 9025742793.
- Shashin de yomu sekai no sengo rokujūnen . Tokyo: Kaisei Shuppan, 2007. ISBN 4312010293.
- Documenting Disposable People: Contemporary Global Slavery. London: Hayward Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781853322648. The book of the exhibition.
- Korea: As Seen by Magnum Photographers. New York: Norton, 2009. ISBN 978-0-06774-3. Steele-Perkins was one of twenty photographers who combined to photograph South Korea from 2006 to 2007.
- Maegŭnŏm i pon Han'guk (매그넘 이 본 한국) / Magnum Korea. Seoul: Han'gyŏre Sinmunsa, 2008. ISBN 8996086908.
- Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan, ed. Leora Kahn. New York: PowerHouse, 2007. ISBN 1576873854 (hard). New York: PowerHouse, 2008. ISBN 157687415X (paper). Photographs taken by Steele-Perkins in 1991 and by seven others.
CD-ROM
- Za Wākusu / The Works. Tokyo: Media Towns, 1999. A "hybrid" CD-ROM: one designed for either Japanese-language WindowsMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
(versions 95Windows 95Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products...
and NTWindows NTWindows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993. It was a powerful high-level-language-based, processor-independent, multiprocessing, multiuser operating system with features comparable to Unix. It was intended to complement...
are specified) or Mac OSMac OSMac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
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, UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
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External links
- Chris Steele-Perkins, his own website.
- Chris Steele-Perkins at Magnum Photos.
- Chris Steele-Perkins, "Revealing Afghanistan", Nieman Reports 55, no. 3, Fall 2001 (3.7 MB PDF file), pp. 39–40. Short text and three photographs from Afghanistan.
- Chris Steele-Perkins, "Father Teds". The Observer, 26 January 2003. Over twenty years after the publication of The Teds, Steele-Perkins talks with and about the teds who appeared in it.
- Chris Steele-Perkins, "The secret to good photos: Editing". BBC News Magazine, 18 July 2006.
- Chris Steele-Perkins, "What in fact do you want to say?". Magnum Photos, 16 February 2007. On the ideas behind and selection process for Tokyo Love Hello.
- Chris Steele-Perkins, "Contemporary Global Slavery". Magnum Photos, 3 May 2007. On photographing "comfort womenComfort womenThe term "comfort women" was a euphemism used to describe women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000 from some Japanese scholars to as high as 410,000 from some Chinese...
". - Chris Steele-Perkins, "Northern Exposures". Magnum Photos, 23 August 2007. On photographing, financing, exhibiting and publishing.
- "Chris Steele-Perkins: An Evolving Retrospective", Luminous Lint.
- Gaza Strip, photographs 1987–88, at Amber Online.
- "Bobbies on the Beat" ("We spend a day with the Police of the London Borough of Hackney.") Time, 7 August 2008. A photo-essay.
- Bruno Chalifour, "Chris Steele-Perkins: From Survival Programmes to Magnum". Afterimage, May–June, 2004. At findarticles.com. A short interview.
- Gavin Stoker, "Interview: Chris Steele-Perkins". Photo Pro Magazine, 10 February 2009. (Site requires registration, for which there is no charge.)
- Simon Roberts, "Chris Steele-Perkins' England". We-english.co.uk (Roberts' site), 2 March 2009. On Steele-Perkins' thoughts on a retrospective of his British work, and his future work in Britain.
- Press release for Fuji (PDF file), with blurb, extract from the foreword, and sample photographs. Umbrage Books.
- "Chris Steele-Perkins presents England, My England: the Host recording". Foto8.com, 18 June 2010. Steele-Perkins talks about his book England My England, issues that it raises, and the Photographers' GalleryPhotographers' GalleryThe Photographers' Gallery was founded in London in 1971, and was the first independent gallery in Britain that was devoted entirely to photography. Exhibitions in the gallery have included showcases of work by André Kertész, Danny Treacy, Taryn Simon, Ori Gersht, Cuny Janssen, and David King. The...
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