An exhibition of Nightclub Photography by Derek Ridgers
at The Museum of Club Culture, 10 Humber St., Hull, HU1 1TG
Derek Ridgers is a professional photographer with 35 years work of experience working mainly for UK magazines and newspapers like NME, The Face, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, Time Out and Loaded. From 1978 onwards he has recorded the young inhabitants of London's streets and Soho's club scene. A record of a highly inventive through ultimately transient youth culture. He is also the author of 'When We Were Young, Club and Street Photography 1978 – 1987' A solo authored book with100 photographs. The Museum of Club Culture is pleased to be exhibiting a selection of his photography work.
''certain clubs and some excessive looking people. Some of the people I'm interested in, I will have photographed and got to know over a 10 year period''
His work shows various subcultures, fetishes, body piercing and other unusual forms of adornment and Ridgers hopes it will be published in book form. It is an aspect of London that most of us may feel unfamiliar with, but still a very much a part of the 'cities of people'.
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