Strangely Familiar

Strangely Familiar is the first monograph dedicated to Peter Mitchell’s celebrated photographs of 1970s Leeds. Taken while working as a truck driver, Mitchell captured the city’s factories and shopkeepers with formal, step-ladder precision. First shown in 1979 at Impressions Gallery—hailed as the UK’s first landmark colour photography exhibition—this work has since featured at Tate Britain and in collections worldwide, yet never before in book form. Featuring 47 colour plates and an introduction by Martin Parr, this important title brings a vital piece of British photographic history to print.