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. Having a camera changed all that. It gave me an excuse to go anywhere and approach anybody.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
In the age of social media, you have the selfie and some people - not always young people - seem obsessed with showing the world what their face look… - Derek Ridgers
In the age of social media, you have the selfie and some people - not always young people - seem obsessed with showing the world what their face look…
I preferred that option, where my camera (and by proxy, me) could look them straight in the eye. The way they reacted to me was always interesting. S… - Derek Ridgers
I preferred that option, where my camera (and by proxy, me) could look them straight in the eye. The way they reacted to me was always interesting. S…
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