#keith pattison

[larygo]

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[streetbeers]

Miners' Strike 1985

By Keith Pattison.

[dinosaurworld]

For the 30th anniversary of it's end, I interviewed Keith Pattison recently about his images of the Miners' Strike in Easington for Vice.

[marwoodlives]

but the ARMOR PORN!!!!!

[paulalexanderknox]

There'll be some glasses raised tonight all over the North of England at the news that Margaret Thatcher is finally dead. Cheers, and may she rot in hell. *The Strike of 1984 – 1985 shook the foundations of British society, tearing apart traditional mining communities. In August 1984 Keith Pattison went to Easington Colliery to record the events there and remained until March 1985, photographing from behind the lines a community rallying together against implacable opposition. Pattison frames a narrative sequence of images from the optimism of August through to the deepening pessimism of winter, to the final vote to return to work. * quote from No Redemption by Keith Pattison & David Peace. I grew up in Easington and walked past these picket lines every day on my way to school. I shouted and threw stones at the buses carrying the strike-breakers (‘Scabs’), not quite fully aware of the situation, or that 1984 would be my social and political awakening. The events I witnessed that year and have shaped my outlook, and Keith Pattison’s photographs were pivotal in my decision to become a photographer. This work is a powerful and emotional glimpse at the lives of the proud people of Easington, and I urge you all to take a look at it. You can see more of Keith’s work here image: Week 28 Easington Colliery, Top of Seaside Lane. Easington Mechanics with Banner. © Keith Pattison

[paulalexanderknox]

No Redemption

Amazing exhibition at my old school in Easington of Keith Pattison's 'No Redemption'. Great to see the exhibition prints and revive more memories of growing up there during the strike. http://www.keithpattison.com/p742337115