Martin Parr "It’s often easy to think of style tribes as particularly characteristic of youth culture but every social group has its codes of fashion and taste although they’re sometimes less clearly signalled (...)
than say, a gang of skinheads or punks. Certainly that’s the case with this group of race goers at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, as illustrated by Martin Parr." Ekow Eshun. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. From 'Luxury'. Paris, France. 2008. © Martin Parr | Magnum Photos
Bruce Gilden "I’m fascinated by how self-aware these Yakuza members are in Bruce Gilden’s photo. They’re real life gangsters playing out a 1950s movie version of gangsterdom." Ekow Eshun. Two members of the Yak (...)
uza, Japan's mafia. The Yakuza's 23 gangs are Japan's top corporate earners. They model themselves on American gangster fashion from the 1950s. Asakusa, Japan. 1998. © Bruce Gilden | Magnum Photos