Documentary Photography • Manchester • 1970s–1980s
David Chadwick is a British documentary photographer whose work includes photographs of Hulme and Manchester nightlife made during the 1970s and 1980s.
Chadwick studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic’s School of Art from 1972 to 1975 while working as an assistant to fashion photographer Roger Alexander. During his final year, he began photographing Hulme, returning over the following two years to document some of the first residents of the newly built Crescents and surrounding estate.
After completing his studies, Chadwick worked as a photographer while lecturing at Blackburn College. During the 1980s, he became a staff photographer for the Manchester magazine Manchester Flash.
British Culture Archive represents selected work from Chadwick’s archive for editorial use, print editions and image licensing.