"I am interested in the overlooked moments, the quiet spaces where life really happens—those are the stories I want to tell." Peter Mitchell

Peter Mitchell’s photograph Max Babbin, Benson Street, Leeds, 8:30AM Sunday 17 June 1979 is more than a snapshot; it’s a quiet meditation on time, place, and the subtle rhythms of everyday life. Printed in 2017 as a limited edition pigment print, the image captures a stillness that feels both immediate and eternal.

Mitchell’s lens here lingers on the fabric of Leeds—its streets, its people, its transient moments caught in the amber of early morning light. Max Babbin, frozen mid-movement or repose, embodies the unvarnished humanity that defines Mitchell’s vision of a city caught between fading industrial pride and uncertain futures.

Framed and signed, the print carries not only the artist’s mark but the weight of history—a testament to a time and place slipping quietly into memory. Acquired from Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière in Paris, this editioned photograph speaks to Mitchell’s enduring ability to listen to the silences and stories whispered by streets soon to vanish.

In a market flooded with modern prints and digital reproductions, works like Max Babbin offer both better value and greater authenticity. Given Mitchell’s rising stature and the increasing rarity of these early editioned prints, there is a strong likelihood that their value will appreciate steadily, making them not just poignant cultural artifacts but sound collector investments.