In this Sofa Session Martin Parr is in conversation with Manchester born photographer Peter Mitchell. Peter was a pioneer of colour photography, being the first to have a show of colour work in a photography gallery in the UK.

Originally a printmaker, Martin and Peter discuss the journey from printmaking to photography, rediscovering unpublished work, and working on the retrospective exhibition of photography and ephemera opening at Leeds Art Gallery 17 MAY 2024.

This Sofa Session has been released to coincide with the publication of Nothing Lasts Forever, a new photobook by Peter Mitchell from RRB Photobooks, which accompanies the exhibition in Leeds. Copies are available from the MPF online shop here

Filmed and edited by Alexander Parkyn-Smith.