It’s an apocalyptic warning to the masses that societal decay and moral degradation is upon us and catastrophe is around the corner: I mean just look at the 80s clothes on this guy! What other message could they be sending other than the end of the world is near.
I admit my 80s clothes are pretty offensive to the eyeball but I wouldn’t go so far as calling them apocalyptic. Or maybe I would.
A selection of eight photos from the series won in the London Photography Awards 2025 in the Portrait: Self-Portrait category.
The two photos below were taken in 1987 and 2023. Can you tell which is which?
The beer can collection in the background in the photo below was mine as a kid. I took the photo in 1975 or ’76.
If you’re into self-torture, check out all the photos in the My 80s Clothes series here.
The people at the London Photography Awards must have a sense of humor as they not only awarded My 80s Clothes series but they also awarded my photo, Horrified B-Movie Victims as a winner in the in the Comedy category.
I was inspired by the toy figurine set of the same name that I came across many years ago. I thought it would be fun to make these figurines come to life and do a photo series about them. The four photograph composite photo has been featured in many art gallery exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Canada and Scotland, numerous online exhibitions and has won several awards.
Read about the project and check out all the horrified victims in the series, here.
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