The photographs in Skinningrove explore a working-class community through intimate black-and-white imagery, emphasizing the textures of everyday life in a coastal town. Chris Killip’s visual approach captures the dense atmosphere of industrial and domestic spaces, revealing both resilience and vulnerability among the inhabitants.

Shot in the 1970s, these images offer a candid and unvarnished look at the socioeconomic conditions of the time, focusing on themes of labor, identity, and environment. The mood is both somber and dignified, accentuated by stark contrasts and a subtle interplay of light and shadow across weathered faces and rugged landscapes.

Published in 2021 by Steidl, this 104-page edition presents Killip’s work with clarity and precision, allowing the photographs’ narrative strength to unfold without distraction.