Liz and Mishka have worked on documentary projects across the North of England since 2004. Their practice makes use of environmental portraiture, landscape studies and local archives to represent the lives of post-industrial towns and communities still reeling from sustained industrial decline.

Many of their projects are long-term, involving close collaboration with their subjects, and often involving workshops, curating personal and public photographic archives, and gathering oral histories and testimonies.

I try to attend events like this as it’s a great opportunity to talk to the artists about their work Liz and Mishka are really approachable and are happy to talk about their projects. I bought many books all signed by Mishka and Liz.