When I gave up my office job and became a full-time professional photographer, my fortunes certainly improved markedly. We moved away from the council estate into our own house and for the first time in my life, I had a little spare money.
Only a very small proportion of us take those excesses with us into later life. In the age before everyone had a camera, it was worthwhile, in my opi… - Derek Ridgers
Only a very small proportion of us take those excesses with us into later life. In the age before everyone had a camera, it was worthwhile, in my opi…
- Derek Ridgers
When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the only one. Had I known the… - Derek Ridgers
When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the only one. Had I known the…
Things are very different now because a lot of those little clubs don't exist. In Soho for instance, where nearly half my nightlife photographs were … - Derek Ridgers
Things are very different now because a lot of those little clubs don't exist. In Soho for instance, where nearly half my nightlife photographs were …
The big downside to the global village that the Internet has created is that nothing has time to grow out of the public gaze and, even more dangerous… - Derek Ridgers
The big downside to the global village that the Internet has created is that nothing has time to grow out of the public gaze and, even more dangerous…
Many nightclubs from this era were very loud and very dark. Plus some of the best ones were incredibly crowded. To begin with, I could seldom get bac… - Derek Ridgers
Many nightclubs from this era were very loud and very dark. Plus some of the best ones were incredibly crowded. To begin with, I could seldom get bac…
Nowadays everyone has a camera and the Internet means everything is instantly accessible. Unlike some photographers, I don't see this as a problem. I… - Derek Ridgers
Nowadays everyone has a camera and the Internet means everything is instantly accessible. Unlike some photographers, I don't see this as a problem. I…
To me, the counterculture was always what I grew up with the hippies in the late '60s. But, however you define it, it's really the excesses of youth … - Derek Ridgers
To me, the counterculture was always what I grew up with the hippies in the late '60s. But, however you define it, it's really the excesses of youth …
My parents, though very loving, were not what one would ever describe as outgoing and therefore when I was young I was quite shy and socially awkward… - Derek Ridgers
My parents, though very loving, were not what one would ever describe as outgoing and therefore when I was young I was quite shy and socially awkward…
It's more about subtracting every single buck from the tourists that still flock there. Gentrification and the need for developers to maximize their … - Derek Ridgers
It's more about subtracting every single buck from the tourists that still flock there. Gentrification and the need for developers to maximize their …
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