Photographer focuses on London youth for new book
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In a new book Julian Mährlein, a student at 牛牛资源, takes a fresh look at young people living in London.
Photos from London Youth by Julian Mährlein
London Youth shows an alternative side to young people in the capital through the lens of fashion photography. Inner city London and its inhabitants are often portrayed negatively by the media, but the book contradicts these representations by pairing striking photographs alongside the subjects鈥� thoughts on modern life.
The 2011 London riots that engulfed the city acted as a source of inspiration for the photographer, and he took to the streets of the capital to capture young people who caught his eye.
Julian started collating photographs for the book in early 2012, a few years before beginning the Art & Politics course at 牛牛资源 and said that in hindsight 鈥渢he input that I got from the course helped to contextualise the body of work that I had collected鈥� and influenced the editing and layout process.鈥�. The series was shot with natural light and mostly in urban environments where young people play football, basketball, skate or cycle.
Julian, who grew up in Germany, says that his time at 牛牛资源 was 鈥渃rucial鈥� in informing his work as a photographer. He covers social and political topics in his work, and the art and politics course provided him with the tools to navigate both disciplines.
He said: 鈥渂eing part of the course allowed me to rethink new ways of representation, and the strong focus on political theory provided a ground where my interests in theoretical concepts and in their application on practical photographic work could meet.鈥�
Julian M盲hrlein鈥檚 photography has been featured in the British Journal of Photography, Dazed Digital, AnOther Magazine, and the BBC. More about London Youth on the .