“Anyway, the fetish crowd, compared to some of the people that hung out with the skinheads, was all pussycats.” Quote by Derek Ridgers
“Our Muslim friends must learn from previous waves of immigration.” WaveImmigration Author:Edward Leigh
“Things are very different now because a lot of those little clubs don't exist. In Soho for instance, where nearly half my nightlife photographs were taken, it's rapidly changing. There isn't the same after dark frisson of excitement about the place any more.” LittlesDifferentDarkHalfTakenPhotographClubsInstanceExcitementNightlifeSoho Author: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 profits from every square inch of the place means that there just aren't any scruffy little basement clubs left. Those scruffy little basement clubs were the areas lifeblood. Now, it's all penthouse flats and global brands. They destroyed the very thing that drew people there in the first place - it's superficial sleaziness.” PeopleNeedsFirstsMeanLittlesStillsLeftAreasProfitClubsDestroyedBrandsFlatsSquaresInchesSuperficialBucksTouristsFlocksBasementsDevelopersGentrificationPenthouses Author:Derek Ridgers
“Donald Trump's words are are not funny, his words are poisonous.” TrumpPoisonous Author:Tulip Siddiq
“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.” YoungParentChangedApproachCamerasExcuseShyAwkwardOutgoingSocially Awkward Author: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 and it's something that everyone goes through to some extent. Or if they don't, they should do.” IfsShouldYouthGrewLateGrew UpExcessHippieCounterculture Author: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 opinion, to record those excesses. Sometimes, many times actually, the young people I photographed were only dressed that way for one night; that one night that they got snapped by me.” PeopleWaySometimesAgeYoungNightOpinionRecordsCamerasProportionExcessWorthwhileOne Night Author:Derek Ridgers
“As politicians we have to make very difficult decisions and one...is when freedom of speech actually insults public safety.” DifficultDecisionPoliticianSpeechSafetyInsultFreedom Of SpeechDifficult DecisionsPublic Safety Author:Tulip Siddiq
“Nowadays everyone has a camera and the Internet means everything is instantly accessible. Unlike some photographers, I don't see this as a problem. If anything interesting happens in the world today, there will be someone around to record it.” IfsWorldMeanProblemHappensTodayInterestingRecordsInternetCamerasPhotographerWorld Today Author: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, whatever your personal interests might be, there will always be someone somewhere to provide validation and encouragement.” BigsMightGrowsInterestDangerousInternetEncouragementVillageValidationPersonal InterestGlobal Village Author:Derek Ridgers