Magnum Editions: Cable Street, London, England, 1964 Framing:Custom Black Frame

Magnum Editions: Cable Street, London, England, 1964 Framing:Custom Black FrameAfter a decade of travelling and living in Africa and then Paris, Ian Berry conceived of The English as a project that would enable him to both document and rediscover the country in which he was born and grew up: It seemed like a good idea to do something on the English before my eyes got too jaded. Returning to London in the mid 1960s, he became the first contract photographer for The Observer newspaper. His images capture the unique character of

and the resilience of partnership

then 32 years old

"In 2010 Peter Marlow undertook ‘a kind of reflective pilgrimage’

flat-capped mill workers

To get the same outcome

from battlefield violence to the gentle pleasures of peace

His short-lived glimpse of the country had remained only within those raised embankments on either side of the river

Having photographed the Berlin Wall being constructed as a 19-year-old

especially for parents

“The lights change

That’s all there was to it

a city becomes attractive at night