Candid Moments From the British Underworld

It wasn’t easy documenting the lives of a British crime family. But Jocelyn Bain Hogg managed to present his subjects in a candid — and at times unflattering — light.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/candid-photos-of-the-underworld/

In 2007, 10 years after Jocelyn Bain Hogg started chronicling organized crime in Britain, one of his subjects asked to pose for a photo. “No,” Mr. Bain Hogg said, right away. “I don’t do that.”

A bold response, given his subject’s long criminal history. “Who the hell are you?” the man responded angrily. Mr. Bain Hogg paused, reconsidering his words.