Astonishing to think that forty-four years have gone by since I took these photographs. Great to know that people are more interested in them than ever ..
I was just eighteen when Joy Division played at Bowdon Vale Youth Club on March 14th 1979, and I made a set of photographs that has come to play a big part in their legacy. Four of the images have just been used in a MOJO magazine Joy Division special; a fashion company in Tokyo is just about to launch a range of t-shirts featuring my pictures, and the complete set of prints will go on display in an Abbey near Bordeaux towards the end of next month.
Lead singer Ian Curtis killed himself just over a year after I took these shots. I'm proud to play my part in keeping alive his memory ..
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