Young Love by Ewan Spencer

© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.

In the year 2000, Spencer was commissioned by Graham Rounthwaite at British music, fashion and culture magazine, The Face to create a series focusing on youth clubs across the United Kingdom. From Cornwall to Lancashire, Spencer photographed teen party-goers as they drank, danced, and fell in and out of love and lust.

© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.

“Today we stay younger longer and become grown up sooner. The successes of making any sort of story around youth is to recognise that we’ve all been there at some time in our lives. Being a teenager is life a concentrated moment of the human condition - all of the successes and pitfalls all being played out in one messy drama.” - Ewen Spencer

© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.

About the Artist

Ewen Spencer (b. 1971) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Brighton, England, who is renowned for chronicling British you culture.

Spencer graduated from the University of Brighton in 1997 and began a career working for style, music, and culture magazines such as The Face and Sleazenation. He would go on to direct films for Massive Attack and The Charlatans; produce cover artwork for bands such as The Streets and The White Stripes; and shoot editorials for magazines such as Arena Homme+, LAW, and Dazed.

© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.

About the book

Title: Young Love

Artist: Ewen Spencer

Publisher: STANLEY/BARKER

Pub Date: September 2017

Price: UK £35 / EUR €40 / US $45

Cover: Hard back / High gloss heavy stock / Eight cover variants

Images: 30

Details: 56pp / 214 × 330mm

www.stanleybarker.co.uk/books/young-love/

© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.
© Ewen Spencer, courtesy STANLEY/BARKER.