Urban Dirt Bikers (Book 4: Tales from the City)
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Book 4 from the series 'Tales from the City'
'Urban Dirt Bikers' by Spencer Murphy. 128pp, hardcover with cloth-covered back case and spine, white & gold foiled, 222 x 157 mm
As featured on Vogue Italia, The British Journal of Photography, The Guardian and I-D.
This book is also available to buy as a Collector's Edition here.
This is book 4 from a series dedicated to the best urban photography from around the world. The books are similar to our grey-spined series but 20% bigger with cloth wrapped around the back. Even better!
Whatever their ride – dirt bikes, quads, mopeds – tearing up tarmac and pulling stunts on industrial estates or city streets is self-expression. In the face of the law and a hostile public, they are united by a passion and a way of life that few outsiders appreciate. Acclaimed photographer Spencer Murphy lifts the lid on London’s most misunderstood subculture, capturing the style and attitude of a movement that is life or death for its followers.
Spencer Murphy is a fine art and commercial photographer based in London. Best known for his portrait photography, in 2013 he won the National Portrait Gallery's Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, his work having been selected for the exhibition six times beforehand. Spencer’s personal work is often concerned with the notion of the outsider; those who live an alternative, rebel lifestyle away from – or in spite of – our preconceptions of what is deemed to be normal.
This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-21-3
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Book 15 from the series 'East London Photo Stories'
‘East London Up Close’ by Mimi Mollica. 128pp hardcover, cloth spine, gold foiled, 139 x 199mm
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At once familiar and beguilingly abstract, Mimi Mollica’s close-up photography thrusts you into the heart of London’s frenetic East End. Imbued with poetry and playfulness, these spontaneous images capture the joyful cacophony of an ever-changing community.
Mimi Mollica is an award-winning photographer, born in Sicily and now based in Hackney. His in-depth photo essays explore social issues relating to identity, environment and human transition.
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ISBN: 978-1-910566-97-8
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'Single Dad', 104pp, cloth spine, 168 x 222mm. Photography by Harry Borden. Foreword by Sir Bob Geldof.
These raw and tender portraits of single-parent dads are combined with moving testimonies about their love and loss, hopes and fears. The result is a much-needed celebration of the innate ability in all fathers to nurture and love.
’A beautiful book, filled with humanity and compassion – and proof of the deep love that fathers have for their children.‘ Alain de Botton
Harry Borden is one of the UK’s finest portrait photographers whose work has been in The New Yorker, Vogue and TIME.
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ISBN: 978-1-910566-89-3
Revival
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'Revival: London 1989–1993', 96pp, cloth spine, 190 x 240mm. Photography by Roy Mehta. Introduction by Caryl Phillips.
Brent has a rich history of multiculturalism. Roy Mehta’s exquisite black and white photographs capture the daily rituals of its various communities, most notably the Afro-Caribbean and Irish, engaged in seemingly simple activities at home, in the street and at church. Shot from 1989–1993, the images move from profound moments of faith to quiet family settings to the noisy streets outside, reminding us of the continual opportunities for connection and reflection in everyday life.
‘Mehta doesn’t shy away from the sadness and difficulties of this foundational story, but his multiracial faces – taken in Brent, northwest London – remain coloured with British dreams, and they exude a vitality which suggests that, although things are never going to be easy, all will eventually be well.’ – Caryl Phillips from the introduction
Roy Mehta is a well-established London-based photographic artist with thirty years of professional experience working on personal and commercial projects. This is his third book.
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ISBN: 978-1-910566-95-4
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'When We Were Young: Memories of Growing Up in Britain', 192pp, cloth spine, 156mm x 206mm. Photography compiled by Lee Shulman, creator of The Anonymous Project. With an introduction by Lucy Davies.
Unknown yet strangely familiar, these anonymous family photographs provide a unique window into past lives. Each image, shot on colour slide film in Britain between the mid 40s and 70s, transports us to a world full of possible stories and forgotten memories.
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The Anonymous Project is dedicated to collecting and preserving colour slides from the last 70 years from all around the world. Started in 2017 by filmmaker Lee Shulman, the project seeks to preserve Kodachrome memories and create new ways of storytelling that question our place in the world today.
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ISBN: 978-1-910566-87-9