Barry Lewis discusses his new book, which brings together some of the photographer’s more quietly powerful images from 1975 to 2005 to celebrate the richness of a shared culture.
Barry Lewis discusses his new book, which brings together some of the photographer’s more quietly powerful images from 1975 to 2005 to celebrate the richness of a shared culture.
Inspired by Robert Frank and Tony Ray-Jones, the photojournalist took a “loving but harsh approach” to depicting the then-fading glamour of Butlin’s holiday camps.
Inspired by Robert Frank and Tony Ray-Jones, the photojournalist took a “loving but harsh approach” to depicting the then-fading glamour of Butlin’s holiday camps.
E.J. Pence, competitive bodybuilder South Beach, 1990 Ocean Drive, South Beach, 1992 As with nearly every major city across the United States, Miami Beach was reduced to a shell of…
British photographer and filmmaker Barry Lewis was in the mix, documenting the early years of gentrification in his new book Miami Beach 1988-1995 (Hoxton Mini Press). His photographs bring us back to a pivotal time in the city’s history, when the power brokers were able to capitalize on a community profoundly devastated, and begin to erase them from what little they were able to retain.
