Graeme Rigby
Coke to Coke
from: Photography
The closure of Derwenthaugh Cokeworks in the aftermath of the Miners' Strike and the nearby opening of the Metro Centre shopping mall, 1986 to 89.
Durham Coalfield
from: Photography
A landscape survey of the working Durham Coalfield, that was commissioned and first shown in 1983, part of Amber's engagement with the campaign against pit closures and the issues underpinning the Miners' Strike a year later.
Peaceable Kingdoms
from: Photography
An exploration of allotment garden culture in Newcastle upon Tyne, developed in 1991/92 in a commission by the city council. It became an exhibition and a book (now out of print), the full text of which, based on interviews with the allotment holders, is included here.
Fathers
from: Photography
The lives of two fathers in Seaham, County Durham, both of whom have undertaken primary childcare responsibilities after the breakdown of a relationship. One of them, Barry Gough, became a lead in Amber's film, Shooting Magpies 2005.