Phil Maxwell’s East End Cyclists
May 9, 2014
After Rob Wells – the boy on the bicycle pictured on the cover of BRICK LANE – turned up, I realised that bikes were a recurrent theme in Phil Maxwell‘s photography and so I asked him to make this gallery of East End cyclists over the past thirty years.
Phil Maxwell will be giving a lecture showing his photographs from BRICK LANE at Waterstones Piccadilly next Wednesday 14th May at 7pm.
We shall be giving away signed and numbered prints by Phil to all at this event. Tickets are free but must be reserved by email events.piccadilly@waterstones.com
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Very evocative photos. Valerie
Boys and their BMX Bikes — their whole pride! Thanks and greetings to Phil Maxwell.
Love & Peace
ACHIM
Wonderful series! I specially love the one with two Raleigh Choppers, reminds me of my old bike I had back in 1983. Thanks!
wonderful photographs
Wonderful. Especially of the boys and their bikes. Reminds me of the hours I spent with neighborhood kids playing Indians and Cowboys with bikes for horses (I’m American – no doubt in London this has a different name).
As ever you bring out marvellous photos in black and white, Gentle Author. Time captured forever in black and white.
The last photo shows the modern world- riding on the pavement and texting at the same time!
Another set of exciting images from the seemingly inexhaustible Phil Maxwell archive.
Superb collection of photos of life on two wheels.
Can’t believe the penny farthing. Hipsters eh? What are they like?
Another set of great images. Not everyone who rides a bike wears lycra! I love the shot of the boy with his shopping in front of the lines of police and presumably demonstrators.