The exhibition curated by Derry artist and photographer, Jim Collins, features 50 photographs taken by Camerawork photographers in Derry in the 1980s.
Camerawork Darkrooms Derry (Camerawork) was established in 1982 in Derry’s Bogside to provide local people with the tools that would enable them to create their own black and white images.
Derry in the 1980s resembled a war zone and it was not an uncommon sight to see international journalists capturing images of that conflict. It was against this backdrop that Camerawork photographers began recording everyday life in the city from its citizens’ viewpoints.
In existence for over a decade, a huge archive was amassed numbering several thousand negatives that provide a fascinating portrayal of a people and place.
‘Picture this’ offers an opportunity for local people to cast their minds back at a time when everything appeared black and white.
The exhibition will run from August 12 to 30 at Pilot’s Row, Rossville Street.
5. Sean Collins and exhibition curator Jim Collins discuss one of the photos during Friday evening's exhibition launch outside Pilot's Row Centre.
Sean Collins and exhibition curator Jim Collins discuss one of the photos during Friday evening's exhibition launch outside Pilot's Row Centre. Photo: Jim McCafferty
6. Well known community activist Mary Nelis and her son Declan looking at a photo of her in Friday's exhibition at Pilot's Row.
Well known community activist Mary Nelis and her son Declan looking at a photo of her in Friday's exhibition at Pilot's Row. Photo: Jim McCafferty
7. FEILE 23 OPENING EVENT. . . .The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Patricia Logue pictured at Friday's first event at Feile 23 - the Camerawork Darkrooms exhibition ‘Picture This – A Camerawork Retrospective’ outside Pilot's Row Centre. Included are Feile directors, organisers and families of those in some of the photos. (Photos: JIm McCafferty Photography)
FEILE 23 OPENING EVENT. . . .The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Patricia Logue pictured at Friday's first event at Feile 23 - the Camerawork Darkrooms exhibition ‘Picture This – A Camerawork Retrospective’ outside Pilot's Row Centre. Included are Feile directors, organisers and families of those in some of the photos. (Photos: JIm McCafferty Photography) Photo: Jim McCafferty
8. FÉILE 23 OPENING EVENT. . . .The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Patricia Logue pictured at Friday's first event at Féile 23 - the Camerawork Darkrooms exhibition ‘Picture This – A Camerawork Retrospective’ outside Pilot's Row Centre. Included are Féile directors, organisers and families of those in some of the photos. (Photos: JIm McCafferty Photography)
FÉILE 23 OPENING EVENT. . . .The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Patricia Logue pictured at Friday's first event at Féile 23 - the Camerawork Darkrooms exhibition ‘Picture This – A Camerawork Retrospective’ outside Pilot's Row Centre. Included are Féile directors, organisers and families of those in some of the photos. (Photos: JIm McCafferty Photography) Photo: Jim McCafferty