Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986-88.
April 1986 that I took my initial photos with a Leica and a handheld lamp (no flash) It was here that I truly first encountered Jamaican sound system culture and the nascent dancehall scene.
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'Inna Dancehall Style
'Inna Dancehall Style'. 1992-94. An authentic record, capturing some of the fashion, style, dance and creativity of this massively influential subcultural movement.
Blending in - Frieze London and Freize Masters
After a hiatus of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Frieze London and Frieze Masters is back in its usual setting of Regents Park. Where the world of art meets the world of fashion and style abounds. Frieze week runs from the 13 -17 October 2021.
The Fridge / Alternative Miss World, Brixton 1985
A confluence of events unfolded within a few weeks between May and June 1985—the reopening of The Fridge nightclub and the staging of the Alternative Miss World in Brixton, London. Published by Café Royal Books.
Youthman Promotion crew- 1 Robert Crescent Kingston Jamaica April 1986.
At the gates of Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott’s house at 1 Robert Crescent Kingston Jamaica Home to the Youthman Promotion Sound System and crew. April 1986.
The train is coming Jamaica 1991.
Jamaican men sharing a spliff in between the carriages onboard the Kingston to Montego Bay train. Jamaica 1991.
Cambridge railway station on the Kingston to Montego bay line, 1991. The line closed in 1992.
Montego Bay Station, the end of the line and Jamaica’s second City. It was first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Montego bay on the North Coast. Jamaica 1991.
Cambridge railway station on the Kingston to Montego bay line, 1991. The line closed in 1992.
A young Jamaican girl looks out of her window onto a platform on the line between Kingston and Montego Bay. It was first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Jamaicas second City, Montego bay on the North Coast. Jamaica 1991.
Cambridge railway station on the Kingston to Montego bay line, 1991. The line closed in 1992.
Market traders sell their on a platform on the line between Kingston and Montego Bay. It was first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Jamaicas second City, Montego bay on the North Coast. Jamaica 1991.
Joyrider on the Kingston to Montego Bay train. Jamaica 1991.
Passengers embark at Williamsfield station in the Parish of Manchester on the line between Kingston and Montego Bay. The line first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Jamaicas second City, Montego bay on the North Coast. Jamaica 1991.