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West Belfast: 1979
Syd Shelton 

West Belfast 1979, Syd Shelton

West Belfast 1979, Syd SheltonWest Belfast: 1979
Syd Shelton
Café Royal Books
English

 

Softcover
Second Edition
36 pages
140 x 200 mm
2021
ISSN 27525619

 

West Belfast 1979  is a photozine by Syd Shelton which documents the Catholic communities of West Belfast during the height of The Troubles.

About the Artist
Syd Shelton is a British photographer, living in Hove, who documented the Rock Against Racism movement. His work is held in the collections of Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
sydshelton.net
(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Shelton)

About the Publisher
Café Royal Books (founded 2005) is an independent publisher based in Southport, England. Originally set up as a way to disseminate art, in multiple, affordably, quickly, and internationally while not relying on ‘the gallery’. Café Royal Books publishes artist’s books and zines as well as a weekly series of photobook/zines. The photographic publications are part of a long ongoing series, generally working with photographers and their archives, to publish work, which usually falls into 1970–2000 UK documentary / reportage.
caferoyalbooks.com
(source: https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/joe-sterling-obair-chrua-inis-mhic-cionnaith-volume-2)