Richard Billingham's photographs of his family in their Birmingham flat, published in the book Ray's a Laugh 1996, are a stark, painful and often humorous study of the relationships within his own family. They encapsulate many of the critical questions relating to the position of the observer in relation to the observed. Billingham was no intrusive 'outsider' bringing unequal power relations and a set of expectations to project onto the subjects of his photographs. Rather, the photographs offer a privileged 'insider' view, testifying to his empathy and tenderness for his subjects.
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