GAVIN WATSON – RAVING ‘89 EXHIBITION

Gavin Watson:  I did publish some rave photos back at the time with the photo agency Camera Press that can still be found if you dig deep in their archives, and, funnily enough there’s a picture in the first Skins book of us at a rave. It’s called “the acid skins.” I knew the rave book would be different and it was really scary for me because I know I could get love for those skinhead pictures for the rest of my life. The reason why I did Raving ‘89 now is that when Vice did the Skins & Punks book I thought, “I could be doing this forever man” and I knew I had those rave pictures. Whenever I was interviewed, I’d mention it. I’d be like, ”yep I’m doing a rave book” even though I didn’t even have a publisher. I wanted it published so I could come in from left field and blow away that perception of me only being a skinhead photographer.

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