These are some of the images that were part of the retrospective Who We Are: Photographs by Martin Jenkinson, Weston Park Museum, Sheffield
24 November 2018 - 14 April 2019
For over four decades Sheffield-based photojournalist Martin Jenkinson chronicled the drama and detail of our everyday lives.
During the 1980s, Jenkinson became known for his memorable images of British protests which were widely published in the national press. While these photographs became a familiar presence on the front pages, Jenkinson’s wider work was no less powerful. Each of the images he created was a candid insight into the communities we’re part of and the experiences we share.
Who We Are is the first major retrospective of Martin Jenkinson’s work. Offering a sometimes moving, sometimes humorous window onto the city’s character, his insightful photographs of Sheffield and its people will go on display alongside some of his most famous protest images, travel photography and more.
“This powerful retrospective highlights Jenkinson’s talent for capturing the humanity at the heart of the action.” - Read the full four-star review from The Guardian here: https://goo.gl/iNaetA
24 November 2018 - 14 April 2019
For over four decades Sheffield-based photojournalist Martin Jenkinson chronicled the drama and detail of our everyday lives.
During the 1980s, Jenkinson became known for his memorable images of British protests which were widely published in the national press. While these photographs became a familiar presence on the front pages, Jenkinson’s wider work was no less powerful. Each of the images he created was a candid insight into the communities we’re part of and the experiences we share.
Who We Are is the first major retrospective of Martin Jenkinson’s work. Offering a sometimes moving, sometimes humorous window onto the city’s character, his insightful photographs of Sheffield and its people will go on display alongside some of his most famous protest images, travel photography and more.
“This powerful retrospective highlights Jenkinson’s talent for capturing the humanity at the heart of the action.” - Read the full four-star review from The Guardian here: https://goo.gl/iNaetA
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23 imagesMartin Jenkinson moved to Sheffield with his family in 1976, and the city became a rich subject for his work from the late 70s onwards. Jenkinson’s photographs were politically conscious and socially engaged, in keeping with documentary photography of the time. He captured the face of Sheffield at the point it was changing. Much of the industry that had been the mainstay of the city for so long was in decline and Sheffield had some of the highest unemployment rates in Britain during the 1980s. Martin shows a city and its people living through this change. He documents the lives of workers and workplaces, capturing a resilient spirit and humour. He records industrial buildings as they are demolished and captures areas of the city at the point of development and regeneration.
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19 imagesMartin Jenkinson had a strong social conscience and there is a political undertone that runs throughout his work. His belief in fairness and equality is reflected in the subjects he was drawn to, and his images provide a powerful document of the highs and lows of political protests, meetings and campaigning. Martin was the official photographer for the People’s March for Jobs in 1981, as well as being a marcher. He was also regularly commissioned by various unions including the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT). He was responsible for some of the most memorable images taken during the 1984-85 miners’ strike as the official Yorkshire Area NUM photographer. Martin photographed from the perspective of the protester. The resulting images place the viewer within the action, shoulder-to-shoulder with the marcher or striking miner.
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10 imagesPhotography was Martin Jenkinson’s passion and he took photographs at every opportunity, including when he was travelling. Another of his passions was motorbikes. He would often travel across Europe on his bike, with a camera to hand. Martin applied his talent for capturing the character of his subjects and unfolding drama in a single image, no matter where he was in the world. In 1982 he was commissioned by the Morning Star newspaper to travel to Palestine. The result was an award-winning series of photographs documenting the lives of people in the occupied West Bank. Martin’s photographs convey his empathy and affection for his fellow human beings irrespective of where they were from. His work explores the characteristics we have in common and our shared humanity.