Graham MacIndoe | Edinburgh, 1980s
As a young punk from Broxburn in West Lothian, Graham MacIndoe started out on his creative path studying painting at Edinburgh College of Art. That all changed when Graham developed a serious passion for photography, documenting street life around 1980s Edinburgh, creating intimate portraits of ordinary people going about their day-to-day lives.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
“I went out every weekend taking lots of photographs. I wanted to document the real Edinburgh – the ordinary people in the working class parts of the city, away from the tourist attractions. Places like Craigmillar, Wester Hailes and Pilton. My photographs were a bit of a backlash against Colin Baxter who did all the picture postcard stuff – that wasn’t an Edinburgh that I associated with.” – Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Portobello
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Photo © Graham MacIndoe.
Gallery first published 24th March, 2021. © Graham MacIndoe / British Culture Archive. All rights reserved.
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