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Working the Landscape: Photographing Frosterley image
Eastgate Cement Works, 1994 ©Darlington Media Group
An in focus look at "Working the Landscape: images of Frosterley", 1984, by Darlington Media Group. Exploring a quarrying village in County Durham and how collective photography shaped its representation.
Coal Staiths of the River Tyne

Coal Staiths of the River Tyne

January 18th, 2026

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen & Peter Roberts

Video, Interview

A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings Dunston Staiths back into view as a working place, using 1973 photographs alongside footage of the Staiths today.
An Interview with Jimmy Forsyth

An Interview with Jimmy Forsyth

March 1st, 2025

Amber Film & Photography Collective

Video, Interview

A re-release of our interview with Jimmy Forsyth, speaking to the photographer about his work and documenting Newcastle during a time of rapid social change.