Chris Porsz is a well known street photographer from the UK. During the seventies and eighties, he worked the town of Peterborough where he clicked several shots of the local English youth who were his favorite subjects at the time. Be they punks, rebels, romantic couples he clicked them all but he also kept track of who they were. After several years, Chris decided to track down his subjects to see what they looked like and this was the results of his pictures 40 years ago. This was his most ambitious project released as part of his book reunions.
In 1980, Tony Wilmot 22 and Sally 21 lived in Essex. He a teacher and she a government employee. They were married a year later after this picture was taken when he was saying goodbye to her at Peterborough Railway Station. The couple never even knew they were being photographed. In 2009 Chris clicked them again where the couple live and work as teachers in Lichfield near Peterborough. They have two kids Tom and Jenny.
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Friends Ian Medler and Peter Yates walk down the street in 1980. In the new image, it is Ian’s brother Alan who walks with Peter in 2010.
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Left to right: John Church, Kim Guest, Gary Wymer, Mirko Obradovic, Ade Lawrence, Sean Adams, and Mark Winsworth. The group of punks were clicked in 1980. John is now a painter and decorator who also plays in a band with Ade a garbage man. Gary is still a butcher; Mirko is working in a brick factory. Unfortunately in the new photo Kim and Sean aren’t there as they passed away.
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The first photo is of Jennifer hall taken in 1985. The new one shows her in 2015
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Left to right: John Morris, Paul Bernard, and Andrew Pollard. The three friends are still going strong where they spend weekends together biking around the town. This is truly a classic among pictures 30 year ago.
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In 1980 Steve Osborn was known as metal Mickey as he had broken his legs several times in motorbike accidents. He had plates and bolts inserted in his legs but kept on riding a motorbike even with his leg in a cast. He now uses walking sticks and lives in Spalding, Lincolnshire happily married with four children, tragically though, his son expired in 2012.
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From 1990, to 1992 Vicki Gracey worked as a sales assistant in a jewelry store in the Queensgate Shopping Centre. After a string of several jobs, she has issues of tenancy sustainability but still lives in the city married and with two children.
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Michael Ross form Scotland was affectionately called Nobby in 1980. He lived as a homeless person in a bus shelter for almost 10 years because his house burned down. He has now been helped with new housing from authorities.
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This punk couple named Dog and Tina were photographed near a cathedral in Peterborough when she was just 18. Perhaps the most interesting couples among these pictures 30 years ago, They are unfortunately separated but share twins together. Tina lives in Dorset making willow products and conducting weaving workshops while Dog has a gardening business in South West Wales. Said the couple: “I remember the photo being taken, it was a brilliant time. I had various styles of punk hair for quite a few years,“ said Tina. Dog added, ”They were good times, I still had hair then."
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Taken in Bridge Street, David Harvey went on to become the superintendent of Police but is now retired. Tim Goodman is a successful businessman and married with six children.
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