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• Loss Is Not Infinite: Roy and God Colony
  Liverpool spoken-word performer Roy (P J Smith) joins forces with production duo God Colony and Stealing Sheep on a powerful new single. Created in support of Damien John Kelly House, the project is accompanied by a striking series of film photographs by Sam Batley and Jonathan Turton. Loss Is Not Infinite | Roy and God […]
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• Sheffield United, 1989-1990: Photographs by Bill Stephenson
  Published here for the first time, Bill Stephenson’s photographs provide a vivid record of Sheffield United supporters and the match-day atmosphere during the 1989–90 season, a campaign that secured the club’s return to the top tier of English football. United supporters are euphoric as they score another goal against Bradford City. Photo © Bill Stephenson, […]
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• Great Yarmouth Scooter Rally, 1987: Photographs by Debby Besford
  Debby Besford is an established social documentary photographer with a career spanning over 25 years. Her extensive body of work encompasses both personal projects and commissioned assignments. Throughout her career, Debby has focused on capturing the lives and stories of everyday people, exploring many diverse aspects of British culture and subcultures. Scooter Rally, Great Yarmouth, […]
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• Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield, 1988: Photographs by Bill Stephenson
  Born in Birmingham in 1955 and raised in Leeds, Bill Stephenson first enrolled at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic to study furniture design. While documenting his coursework, he discovered photography — a discovery that quickly became a vocation, leading him to abandon design and pursue life behind the camera. Roller skating paper delivery girls Anita Cutts and […]
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• South of The River: Photographs by Nico Froehlich
  Nico Froehlich (b. 1990) is a British photographer who was born and raised in South East London. As a British citizen and second-generation immigrant, he emphasises and celebrates themes of identity, inclusivity, and diversity in his work. South East London, 2021. Photo © Nico Froehlich, all rights reserved. SOCIAL REALISM Froehlich initially dreamed of becoming […]
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• The Rockabilly/Psychobilly Scene, 1982: Photographs by Garry Stuart
  by Garry Stuart In 1982, in Swindon, a small gang of kids were greasing their hair, stitching up their leathers, and living for Friday night. The town’s rockabilly and psychobilly scene was loud, messy, and impossible to ignore — a clash of Teddy Boy revival, punk energy, and outsider spirit. These were kids who worshipped […]
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• Teenage Kicks – Youth Of The UK: Photography by Toby Binder
  Toby Binder is a social documentary photographer based between Argentina and Germany, his long-form documentary projects explore working-class life, post-war crises, and the social, environmental, and political issues shaping everyday experience. Edinburgh, 2004. Photo © Toby Binder, all rights reserved. Belfast Binder has been documenting working-class life in Britain for over a decade, focusing heavily […]
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• Documenting the People of Merseyside, 1980s: Ruth Toda-Nation
  Ruth Toda-Nation In the 1980s, my home of Merseyside was often portrayed as economically deprived. The Toxteth riots occurred in 1981, and Liverpool, along with the surrounding areas, suffered from high unemployment in the late ’70s and early ’80s. I was 16 years old, and this was my first attempt at photography, having never had […]
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• Photographs of The Hacienda, Manchester, 1986 (Pre-Acid House)
  In its early years, the Hacienda had a different vibe than the later, well-documented era of acid house and door wars. Few images of Manchester’s clubland from this period exist. The city itself was undergoing a quiet transformation, its crumbling warehouses and fading grandeur providing the backdrop to a melting pot of subcultures, fashions, and […]
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