Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders

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Often compared to Robert Franks' "The Americans" or Larry Clark's "Tulsa" for its' grit and immersion in the subject, Danny Lyon’s book of photography was sort of a companion piece to Hunter Thompson's "Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga" - firsthand New Journalism reporting about life on "The Edge", seemingly casual but with a whiff of latent violence in every breath, ready to catch a spark and ignite. Registered office: WSM Services Limited, Connect House, 133-137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, LONDON SW19 7JY. The Bikeriders book has been recently adapted to film by director Jeff Nichols and stars an ensemble cast that includes Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus, and Mike Faist.

Lyon began photographing dirt track motorcycle races while at the University of Chicago, purchasing a bike and attending meetings across the Midwest. In contrast to many photographers he is often associated with, Lyon embedded himself within the communities he photographed, giving the viewer an inside look at the subject. This was fascinating to me as someone who knows nothing about motorcycle groups but also the photos surprised me the most.They would never have as much skin in the game, but their provisional status membership in that tribe was highly valued by them. His many books include The Movement (1964), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1969), Conversations with the Dead (1971), Knave of Hearts (1999), Like a Thief’s Dream (2007), and Deep Sea Diver (2011). The Animals in Lafayette, a gang of old men who rode Harley-Davidson's from Indy, The Outlaws from Detroit, and Hells Angels, were some of our first friends.

The cycle could always be in a state of repair, the cycle didn't have to run and, the best one yet, it didn't even have to be in your possession. One of the iconic american photobooks of the sixties, one of the most important photobooks ever published: Andrew Roth, The Book of 101 Books, page 190/191; Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, The Photobook, volume 1, page 256; Hasselblad Center, The Open Book, page 236/237).Danny Lyon, a member of Magnum Photos, documents his experience as a member of the infamous 1960's Chicago motorcycle gang "The Outlaws". NOTE: All of these books - hardback - softback and paperback are in perfect condition and many are mint - like new! This book is responsible for a good share of popularising their high speed abandon and raucous camaraderie. The threat of violence was an existential fact for the initiated, and the reporters’ option to step away to safety put them at an arm's length.

An inside look, in photos and the bikers' own words, of the members of the Chicago Outlaws, a renegade motorcycle club, of their lives and lifestyle, by an award-winning photo-journalist who was a club member. The bridge being ridden across in the photo "Crossing the Ohio River" which is considered by many to be the greatest motorcycle photograph ever is about a five minute ride from where I once lived. Work on The Bikeriders began in earnest when, at the invitation of a mechanic repairing his Triumph, he attended a meeting of the Chicago Outlaws and joined them as a member.Thin black marker line at top edge of spine block and again at head of front end paper, otherwise fine. Authentic, personal, and uncompromising, Lyon’s depiction of individuals on the outskirts of society offers a gritty yet humanistic view that subverts the commercialized image of Americana.

The confidence they enjoyed from the outsiders who allowed them access to an insular tribe was provisional. If you don't get shoulder to shoulder an' learn to roll with the waves you're gonna get either walked on or awful frustated. With images and interviews that are as raw, alive, and dramatic today as they were three decades ago, this new edition includes startling new 15 additional black-and-white photographs and 14 color prints--long thought missing--of works originally published in black-and-white. If you want to look at a front cover and read the blurb Lawrence has written for it then we can send you a phone picture on request. In 1968, just before Easy Rider roared its way into American consciousness, Danny Lyon published The Bikeriders .Danny Lyon (born in New York, 1942) is highly regarded as one of the most influential documentary photographers of the last five decades. The Book of 101 Books: Seminal Photographic Books of the Twentieth Century pp190-1; The Photobook: A History, I p256; The Open Book pp236-7; Danny Lyon: Message to the Future pp15-21. They were one of the Big Four outlaw clubs, whose membership ballooned in the 1960s, the others being the West Coast based Hell's Angels, the Southwestern Bandidos, and the East Coast Pagans. Work of photojournalism sharing the lifestyle of bikers in the American Midwest from 1963 to 1967, by American photographer Danny Lyon; inspiration for the 2023 film of the same name starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy. Around this time, he hitchhiked south to Cairo, Illinois, where he photographed his first demonstration and met members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the youth wing of the civil rights movement.