Northumberland Landscapes
Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Photographic
A sensitive portrayal of rural Northumberland landscapes taken in the early 1980s.
Urban Landscapes
Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes
Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Photographs of Newcastle and North Tyneside, commissioned as part of the North Tyneside Survey, 1979.
- Photographic
- Primary Source Programme
- Northern Documentary
- Place
- Urban Landscapes
- UK Documentary
- 1968 – 1979
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne & Wear
- Northumberland
- UK
Urban Landscapes is a photographic series by Izabela Jedrzejczyk, commissioned as part of the North Tyneside Survey initiated in 1979. The collection predominantly features images from Newcastle and North Tyneside, capturing the region's urban environment during a period of significant change.
The North Tyneside Survey was an initiative by the North Tyneside Metropolitan Council to document the area's evolving landscape and communities. Alongside Jedrzejczyk's work, the survey included contributions from other notable photographers from the Amber photographic community, such as Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Graham Smith, and Markéta Luskačová. These commissions aimed to create a comprehensive visual record of the region, reflecting its social and cultural dynamics.
Isabela Jedrzejczyk is a documentary photographer whose work explores the lives and landscapes of working-class communities, particularly in the North East of England. Born in London, she studied at Nottingham Trent University before moving to Newcastle in 1977 to work at Side Gallery. She soon started producing work with the Amber Collective, contributing to the growing AmberSide collection.
Originally known for her landscape photography, Jedrzejczyk turned her focus to people and places with strong social and historical significance. In 1980, she produced Jungle Portraits, a series of portraits taken at the Northumberland Arms in North Shields, a pub known locally as The Jungle and a gathering place for the fishing community.
Now living in a village near Carlisle, Cumbria, Jedrzejczyk is known for work that reflects an interest in capturing the character and atmosphere of everyday spaces.
© Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: River Tyne, 1979
- Ref: 003-004-PBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: View From Byker Bridge, 1979
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- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
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- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Heaton Alleyway, 1979
- Ref: 003-007-PBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Ouse Burn, 1979
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- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Rail Bridge, Walker, 1979
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Byker Viaduct, 1979
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- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: View Over Ouseburn, 1979
- Ref: 003-006-PBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Ref: 003-016-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Ref: 003-011-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Allotments, Monkseaton, 1979
- Ref: 003-017-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Holy Cross, 1979
- Ref: 003-012-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Ref: 003-009-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Ref: 003-010-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Blyth, 1979
- Ref: 003-015-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Ref: 003-013-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Lynemouth Power Station, 1979
- Ref: 003-019-LBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes: Percy Main, 1979
- Ref: 003-014-PBW
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Urban Landscapes, 1979
- Date: 1979
- Artist: Isabela Jedrzejczyk
- Copyright: © Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Related Works
Jungle Portraits
Isabela Jedrzejczyk
Photographic
Portraits taken in 1980 of locals and visitors at the Northumberland Arms, a pub on North Shields fish quay known as "The Jungle".
For Druridge
Isabela Jedrzejczyk | John Davies
Photographic
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