Derek Ridgers

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His skinhead girls image was used as a backdrop and merchandise in 1992.
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Sold at Finsbury Park (August 8, 1992) source
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Sold at Finsbury Park (August 8, 1992) source
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Photographer's pass for Morrissey gig at the City Hall, Sheffield, on the 11th of December 1992. Courtesy of Kevin Cummins. source
Morrissey postcard sent to Derek:
See also:
Skinhead Girls - ‘Your Arsenal’ tour image taken by Derek Ridgers for sale - November 16, 2010
Derek Ridgers talks about the skinhead girls photograph in detail - June 7, 2010
Wikipedia Information
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Derek Ridgers (born 20 October 1950) is a British photographer known for his photography of music, film and club/street culture. He has photographed people including James Brown, the Spice Girls, Clint Eastwood and Johnny Depp, as well as politicians (Tony Blair), gangsters (Freddie Foreman), artists (Julian Schnabel), writers (Martin Amis), fashion designers (John Galliano) and sports people (Tiger Woods). Ridgers has also photographed British social scenes such as skinhead, fetish, club, punk and New Romantic. He has worked for Time Out, The Sunday Telegraph, NME, The Face, Loaded, The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Independent, GQ, GQ Style, Melody Maker and Sounds.
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