“I started out, in the mid-'70s, taking photographs of rock bands that I liked but not because I really wanted to photograph them. Initially, I was pretending to be a photographer, simply so that I could go up to the front of the crowd and be a bit closer to the bands. But, I found I was gradually developing an interest in the photos I took.” WantedFoundBitsInterestRocksFrontsBandPhotographerPhotographCrowdsDevelopingPretendingRock Bands Author: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 back far enough to get people into frame from head to foot and when I could, people would be constantly walking in front of me all the time. Then I bought a 24-mm lens and only had to be four or five feet away.” PeopleEnoughWould BeDarkFiveFourFeetFrontsWalkingErasLoudPlusGet BackLensesCrowdedNightclubs Author:Derek Ridgers
