This week's darling: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen – Byker

Originally published in 1983, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s "Byker" is recognised as a modern classic of photography.

The Finnish-born photographer moved to the Byker district of Newcastle in 1969, with a plan to document the lives of the people who lived around her. The work gained national recognition as a key photographic account of a rich working class culture on the eve of its destruction.

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