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Chris Steele-Perkins Children with slingshots. Belfast. Northern Ireland. GB. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Owen Coogan and his wife Moira, daughter Niam and son Caolan. Belfast Revisited. Northern Ireland. GB. 2008 © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Children with slingshots. Belfast. Northern Ireland. GB. 1978.
Cover of 'The Troubles' by Chris Steele-Perkins
Chris Steele-Perkins "This photo shows a lamppost swing. Here, the girls controlled the show." - Chris Steele-Perkins. Outside Divis Flats. West Belfast. Northern Ireland. GB. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. Derry. Catholic area. Kids watching and waiting. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins "A lot of street photography is not about dramatic events, but is about everyday events rendered dramatic, or meaningful as seen through the eyes of the photography. There is drama here; something (...)
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Catholic area. British troops during a riot. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins "These boys with their catapults [slingshots] were in desolation row." - Chris Steele-Perkins. Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Children Playing. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins G.B. Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Group of kids in Divis flats. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins "This photo shows a lamppost swing. Here, the girls controlled the show." - Chris Steele-Perkins. Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Children Playing. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins "At that time there was no such thing as 'Health and Safety' [regulations], and not a lot of girls were playing." - Chris Steele-Perkins. Preparing a bonfire in Divis Flats. Northern Ireland. West (...)
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Catholic area. Women protesting about conditions in English jails. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. Belfast. Protest group Dunville Park Falls Road. 1979. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. Derry. Kids getting in the picture. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins G.B. Northern Ireland. Belfast. Unemployment benefit queue on Falls Road. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Catholic area. Family living on the poverty line. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. West Belfast. Catholic area. Youth with a stone during a riot at the top of Leeson Street. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins "At this pub, there was a light that was very fitting with the Irish music." - Chris Steele-Perkins. Northern Ireland. Derry. Irish music in a local bar. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. Derry. Catholic area. Family with religious icons. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Northern Ireland. Belfast. Catholic West Belfast. Falls Road. Hijacked vehicle burns in the background marking the anniversary of the British Policy of internment without trial. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos
Chris Steele-Perkins Drinking in a bar. Belfast. Northern Ireland. G.B. 1978. © Chris Steele-Perkins | Magnum Photos