Martin 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.