78-87 London Youth
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| Author | Derek Ridgers |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Youth culture in London |
| Published | Bologna |
| Publisher | Damiana |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 978-88-6208-359-1 |
78-87 London Youth is a 2012 photography book by British photographer Derek Ridgers.
Synopsis[]
The book is a collection of photographs of young Londoners taken by the photographer from 1978-1988. It especially focuses on the alternative youth scene from punk through to the birth of acid house music. It showcases the creativity and individuality of the young.
Reception[]
In The Observer Sean O'Hagan described the work as a "visual anthropology of a bygone era" and wrote that "hopefully this is only the first instalment in a much bigger series devoted to Ridgers's invaluable archive of London youth culture in these decades" The work was also reviewed in The Daily Telegraph[1]
References[]
- ^ "The man who photographed Britain's youth tribes". www.telegraph.co.uk.
Categories:
- 2013 non-fiction books
- Books about London
- Books of photographs
- Youth culture in the United Kingdom
- Skinhead
- Punk literature