Owen Harvey’s Skins and Suedes Shows Modern Attitudes To Subculture

“. . . with various approaches, in various locations, that's when it can often feel its most interesting and genuine,” says Owen Harvey when speaking about creating his projects. A photographer that gravitates towards subculture and human behaviour, Owen has excellently documented youth and identity in the UK.

From beautiful Brighton beach to boozy weekends in Blackpool, he immersed himself into the movement that is the Skins and Suedes. “These sort of situations are when I work most freely and just photograph what excites me…” Speaking to Owen it’s evident he has a deep understanding of the psychological element of documentary photography. He gets what makes people open up. He empathizes with them, he wants to understand. To really portray who they are, he creates a space in which they can be themselves. .

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