In the first Photo History since Grace & Thurston published in 2022, I take a long look at the life of the celebrated campaigner and protest photographer David Hoffman, who I had the privledge to work with on Editorial Photographers UK (EPUK) between 2007 and 2015. A university friend of future Magnum president Chris Steele-Perkins, Hoffman has, since the early 1970s, compiled an extraordinary archive of images depicting protest and dissent, mainly on the streets of London.
Among Hoffman's most well known photographs are those he took during the Poll Tax Riot in central London on Saturday 31 March 1990, including Nidge & Laurence kissing. Hoffman's books Endurance & Joy and Protest! were published in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
David remains a tireless campaigner for the rights of photographers and today celebrates his 80th birthday.
Rebel Without Pause is a 75 minute read.
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