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Paul Weller (The Jam) met his hero Pete Townshend (The Who) for the first time on Wardour Street in London outside the famous Marquee Club in the summer of 1981. My friend, the writer Paolo Hewitt had...
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Dr Martens
Everyone from the Clash to the Sex Pistols bought their Dr Marten boots at Holts. Located around the corner from Camden tube station it was the place for London punks, mods and skinheads to buy...
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Arkitip Newspaper
Arkitip produced a newspaper of my photography – black in white on 22 x 11″, broadsheet newsprint, a limited edition of 1000, packaged in re-sealable bag. It is available at Project Space in LA and...
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The Islington Twins Style
I first met The Islington Twins, Chuka and Dubem Okonkwo, in 1977 when they were attending the college in Clerkenwell where I was teaching photography. I spotted them one lunchtime leaning against a...
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Quality Mending, the Jam fans & Bob’s Big Boy
In 1936 Bob Wian sold his DeSoto Roadster to start a diner in California The inspiration for the name ‘Bob’s Big Boy’, and model for its mascot, was six year old Richard Woodruff who walked into the...
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Pete Townshend
Just found this photo I shot backstage at The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1981. Pete Townshend getting made up and Paula Yates in the background in a fluffy dress.
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International Center of Photography – my summer course
I am teaching a workshop on Youth Culture, documentary and street photography at the International Center of Photography in NYC this July. Everyone is welcome - film and digital I’ve been documenting...
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Baracuta Harrington Jacket
I am a big fan of the Harrington – always wanted a red one – had a blue one – left it at some concert. The Harrington jacket was worn by most everyone, punks, mods, skins, ska kids, in the UK. I...
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Made in New York- the 1980′s
Inspired by Penguin paperbacks, fanzines and artist Edward Ruscha’s series, I decided to self publish these small books in a limited edition featuring mostly unseen photographs from my archives of the...
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ICP class this summer
I will be teaching my ‘Youth Culture’ Portrait & Documentary Photography’ summer class again at ICP in July. Classes will be on Wednesday afternoons July 10 through August 7. This year I taught a...
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HVW8 Rebel Cultures: Punks Rap Gangs
My show at HVW8 Gallery for Art & Design in LA opened last Thursday, big thanks to Tyler, Nikolai, and Addison for throwing a great party, as well as my girl Jen from Art Duet for kicking it up...
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The Jam
Pete Townsend said; ‘The Jam were a very real manifestation of the kind of band I would have wanted to be in myself’.” An exhibition ‘The Jam – About The Young Idea” just opened at Somerset House in...
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UK MASHUP 2016
In January 2016 I had an exhibition at the Punctum Gallery in London – the show was called Punk Hip Hop MashUp. In honor of London’s 40th Anniversary of Punk and being back in my home town I decided...
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