Contact Sheet Print: Honshu, Japan, 1999 Chris Steele-Perkins

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Chris Steele-Perkins has produced some of the most iconic images of British society in the last half-century, exploring youth subcultures, poverty and community with artful sensitivity. His more than 45-year career has seen him travel widely, making significant bodies of work in his home country of Myanmar, as well as Japan, Africa and Afghanistan, all of which have received critical acclaim.

This contact sheet contains images from Steele-Perkins visit to Honshu, Japan in 1999, which includes a vibrant view of Mount Fuji: “I stopped at some road works at night and Fuji was visible. I made a 4 minutes exposure and the flashing red lights combined with the green fluorescent light of Fujinomiya city reflecting from the clouds was almost hallucinogenic.”

Chris Steele-Perkins joined Magnum Photos in 1979.