Picture Stories

UK PG Certificate
In cinemas
September 15, 2021
Buy it from
September 30, 2021
Director
Runtime
1 Hour 13 Minutes
Language
English
From Ship of Life
mild sex references, references to discrimination, language

Britain’s best-selling magazine during the Second World War, and hugely influential for years after, Picture Post revolutionised the picture magazine, showing Britain to the British in a fundamentally new way.

Using the freedom of new camera technology, Picture Post’s photographers portrayed the lives of ordinary people, at home, on the street, unposed - in a way they had never been seen before.

Through its powerful, socially committed picture stories, Picture Post helped to transform post-war Britain, and change the face of British photography.

The story of this iconic magazine is told by its photographers, writers and editors. Leading contemporary photographers reflect on Picture Post’s extraordinary images and influence.

Last updated
August 22, 2021

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