2015年10月15日星期四

These Photos Offer A Real Look At The Lives Of British Skinheads

Derek Ridgers’ collection of skinhead photos captures youth culture gone mad.

In the late 70s, British photographer Derek Ridgers began hanging around with the skinheads in London's Shoreditch neighborhood.

In the late 70s, British photographer Derek Ridgers began hanging around with the skinheads in London's Shoreditch neighborhood.

Derek Ridgers

Rising out of a subsect of punk rock, skinheads were known for their distinctive style, brash attitudes, and propensity for violence.

Rising out of a subsect of punk rock, skinheads were known for their distinctive style, brash attitudes, and propensity for violence.

Derek Ridgers

But Ridgers told BuzzFeed Life that in the time he spent documenting their scene, he never felt threatened.

But Ridgers told BuzzFeed Life that in the time he spent documenting their scene, he never felt threatened.

Derek Ridgers

"The skinheads could be a little intimidating if there was a whole bunch of them and they’d been drinking," he said. "But no more so than a lot of other young people and less so than some."

"The skinheads could be a little intimidating if there was a whole bunch of them and they’d been drinking," he said. "But no more so than a lot of other young people and less so than some."

Derek Ridgers

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