Wether or not Penn’s subjects were the rich and the famous or a bunch of hairy bikers he always managed to capture something lasting and resonant about the individuals involved. And these two prints manage to be incisive without resorting to cliché; revealing without being intrusive.
This is an incredibly sensitive portrayal of what must be one of the most widely hyped and misunderstood subcults in human history, from a time when the clubs’ notoriety was perhaps at its peak.
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"My first car cost 5p. It was a 1974 Honda Z600 coupe, which should have been a vibrant orange - the only colour offered - but had been re-sprayed a horrid matt yellow. My dad lived on a River Thames houseboat "
"I recently commented on a Tweet by a guy who rides a 125cc bike. He posted; ‘Why do people with big bikes hate us 125cc bike Riders? We aint different, we are normal Riders Just Like You, we do everything "
"The 2017 drag racing season was bittersweet for the Daddy Cool family drag racing team. The year began with drag racer Dave “Sag” Southworth in hospital and diagnosed with terminal biliary duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Knowing he had one more summer left, "
