Byker Zoe childerley From the Publisher: From 1982-2001

From the Publisher: From 1982-2001 the American photographer Mark Steinmetz travelled to country fairs

at school with David Sims

especially if you’ve only just got here

shunning any tidy packaging of the world into perfect images

minor wear to the book jacket

Byker Zoe childerley From the Publisher: From 1982-2001First Bloodaxe edition of Byker by Sirkka Liisa Konttinen. Second impression. Medium format softback in fine condition. About These photographs, and the accompanying text, chronicle much more than the tragedy of a single community in one northern English town; they evoke an entire culture. Sirkka Liisa Konttinen lived in the old Byker area of Newcastle for six years, and photographed it for twelve. 'One way or another I had grown to be part of my