I'm super-excited about the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibit that's opening at the Met this month. It's got me thinking about the influence of punk in my own life. As a teenager, I experimented with spikes, safety pins, and combat boots. My best friend and I dyed our hair with Manic Panic and painted our nails with black polish in rebellion against small-town 'normal'. I was very shy and fashion was the only way I could outwardly express how different and out of place I felt in the small city I grew up in.
I photographed Sid & Kristy in London several years ago. For these two, I think punk was a lifestyle that went beyond fashion and teenage rebellion. To me, they represented the real, deep social alienation that gave birth to the whole punk movement in the first place.
I photographed Sid & Kristy in London several years ago. For these two, I think punk was a lifestyle that went beyond fashion and teenage rebellion. To me, they represented the real, deep social alienation that gave birth to the whole punk movement in the first place.