This is one of a series of short, staple bound books published by Café Royal Books. Café Royal Books is the publishing project of artist and scholar Craig Atkinsion, dedicated to the creation of a “focussed and complete archive of British documentary photography.” Café Royal books are generally printed in black and white in relatively small editions, and focus on works by photographers of any nationality made in the British Isles, as well as works by British photographers made abroad.
This book collects Janette Beckman’s photographs of the mod revival and rocker subcultures in the UK during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many of these are posed photographs of young people on the street showing off their fashion. Beckman would later become known for her work as a photographer for early hip-hop album covers.