In 1984, Melanie turned 18. Margaret Thatcher was prime Minister and the UK was mired by the seismic Miners’ Strike (here, here, here and here). Home to Leeds for the Christmas holidays, Melanie’s daughter Victoria Gill was going through her stuff when she spotted two old boxes of photos under the bed. She found … Continue reading "Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984" The post Melanie’s ‘Average Weekends’ out in Leeds in 1984 appeared first on Flashbak.

“You can’t lump all Americans together,” she points out. “The project emerged from this thought. Who lives in America? Who are we talking about when we refer to ‘the American’?” – Robin de Puys   In 2015, Dutch photographer Robin de Puy drove 8,000 miles across the US on a Harley Davidson to discover Americans, … Continue reading "American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice" The post American: Robin de Puy’s Portraits of People of Notice appeared first on Flashbak.

Much has changed in Northern Ireland Mike Abrahams took these pictures, including the Good Friday Agreement and a return to power sharing. “I am not a news photographer,” says Abrahams to Cafe Royal, which has published a zine of his pictures of July 12 celebrations, “there are many of my colleagues who have pursued that … Continue reading "July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998" The post July 12 in Northern Ireland, 1987–1998 appeared first on Flashbak.

Among the papers left behind by the English writer Evelyn Waugh (8 October 1903 – 10 April 1966) is a so-called Victorian Blood Book. This large rectangular decoupage scrapbook of 41 plates bound and wrapped in marble endpapers is remarkable, strange and unsettling, with echoes of illuminated medieval manuscripts and Rosicrucianism.   The book’s decoupage … Continue reading "All 41 Plates From Evelyn Waugh’s Victorian Blood Book, Durenstein!" The post All 41 Plates From Evelyn Waugh’s Victorian Blood Book, Durenstein! appeared first on Flashbak.