Ken Russell's documentary photos of London teens

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Before the recently deceased Ken Russell made such phenomenal films as Women in Love, The Who's Tommy, and Altered States, he was a documentary photographer. In 1955, when he was still in art school, Russell shot a series of incredible photos of London's Teddy Girls, an East End teenage subculture. Here's a PDF of a fascinating article about that project from Amateur Photographer magazine a few years ago back. "The director's cut" (via @coseyfannitutti)

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Am I the only one who was reminded of Dear Wendy by the pic above?

Probably, since I’m sure all of 4 people have seen it.
Zig

Wow! I love these!

So, how long shall it be before some designer see this photo essay and we see the Teddy Girl look revamped for a new generation?

Not saying that that’s a bad thing. Love the style of those ladies!
bluest_one

People who don’t label links to PDFs as [PDF] (or similar) make the baby Jeebus cry.
penguinchris

Kubrick was a photographer too – been meaning to submit this: http://www.featureshoot.com/2011/11/stanley-kubricks-photographs-of-new-york/