Peter Mitchell

After lecture with Greg Lucas yesterday, an important but little known photographer, Peter Mitchell, was brought to my attention.



Peter Mitchell's photographs explores Leeds in the throws of major change during the 1970s, a period marked by construction and demolition. Mitchell's colour photography includes a valuable record of the demolition of the Quarry Hill flats. At the time a lorry driver, Mitchell regularly passed through the city, photographing construction workers, shop-owners and residents against a backdrop of crumbling buildings.

These pictures have resonance and are within the scope and concept of this project.

Further investigation into Mitchell's work is needed.