Sofa Sessions: Conversations with Martin Parr - Chris Killip

This Sofa Session - coinciding with The Station exhibition, on display at the Martin Parr Foundation 20 SEPT to 24 DEC 2020 - is dedicated to the life and work of Chris Killip (1946-2020). Chris talks about his working process 📸 and the values that underlie his photographic practice. He touches upon his transition from making portraits using a 5x4 camera and tripod on the Isle of Man, to photographing the industrial North East of England using flash in the daytime ⚡☀️ He elaborates on the value of spending extended periods of time getting to know your subjects and the re-discovery of The Station images by his son Matthew, which led to the current exhibition 🙌 This conversation was filmed in June 2018 when Chris visited the Foundation in Bristol. See Chris Killip publications on the MPF online shop here: https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/shop/?swoof=1&woof_text=chris%20killip Produced by the Martin Parr Foundation. Filmed and edited by Alexander Parkyn-Smith https://www.instagram.com/alexanderparkynsmith/