Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 Framing:Unframed Steele-Perkins has produced some of

Steele-Perkins has produced some of the most iconic images of British society in the last half century

which he used to capture what intrigued him

With an introduction by Fred Ritchin and texts by Carole Naggar

A decade after Enoch Powell’s infamous speech on immigration

and social tension

Magnum Editions: An officer removes his ankle revolver, New York City, 1979 Framing:Unframed Steele-Perkins has produced some ofLeonard Freeds photograph depicts a New York police officer seated in a gym, his ankle revolver still strapped in place. The close framing on the weapon juxtaposed with the setting of exercise and routine reminds us that the realities of danger and preparedness extended far beyond the street. Part of Freeds seminal project Police Work (197279), the image reflects his interest in the psychological burden of policing during a turbulent decade marked by