Ewen Spencer

posted by Olivia Savage September 19, 2014

Brighton based british photographer Ewen Spencer is best known for his work with Mike Skinner of ‘The Streets’, videos he has produced for Massive Attack or perhaps his critically acclaimed documentary short film ‘Brandy and Coke’, which follows the underground garage rave scene in the 90s, and some of the time’s most prominent producers and MCs. He shot the scene for years for fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Sleazenation, but now focuses on snapping youth and subcultures, in between publishing his own editioned photo books under the name ES Books.

His photographs are centred around the life and energy of his characters, and his work conveys this so strongly and honestly that looking at them makes it clear what drew him to these subcultures, to these people and to these music scenes in the first place.