78-87 London Youth is a 2012 photography book by British photographer Derek Ridgers.[1]
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| Author | Derek Ridgers |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Youth culture in London |
| Published | Bologna |
| Publisher | Damiana |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | Italy |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 160 |
| ISBN | 978-88-6208-359-1 |
Synopsis
editThe book is a collection of photographs of young Londoners taken by the photographer from 1978 to 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.[2]
Reception
editIn 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.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Book Shelf: The London Youth Portraits 1978-1987 by Derek Ridgers". Fashion Grunge. 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Brauer, Laura (2014-04-04). "Exhibit This: The Photography Shows and Book Releases of the Month". Rangefinder. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "The man who photographed Britain's youth tribes". www.telegraph.co.uk. 3 February 2014.
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean; O’Hagan, Sean (2014-03-21). "78-87 London Youth review – 'the document of a stranger, more tribal country'". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-01-03.