Photography
Side Photographic Collection
Through its own production, support, purchase and retrieval, Amber has built up a significant photographic collection. Where possible, we're putting this work online.
The photographic engagement with the North of England has produced a remarkable enough body of work, but since Side Gallery opened in 1977, this has been extended through exhibition purchases and donations to include a wide-ranging representation of the international classic and contemporary documentary that continues to inspire us. Where we hold the rights and/or where the photographer gives permission, we're committed to putting as much of this work online as possible. As funding allows, new exhibitions will appear and some exhibitions will be developed further.
Writing in the Sand
Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen (Photographer)
The life of beaches in the North East of England, captured between 1973 and 1998.
Workington and Maryport
John Rigby (Photographer)
Two West Cumbrian towns photographed in the mid-1980s, particularly looking at the docks and summer carnivals.
Murray Martin - The Album
Photographs of Murray Martin (1943 to 2007) with funeral addresses by fellow Amber members Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts and an obituary.