Irresistible Joy On The London Undergound: Bob Mazzer’s Wonderful Photos Of The Tube 1960s-1980s

 

Bob Mazzer had taken photos ever since he was given camera for his Bar Mitzvah. But his hobby took off when he was working as a projectionist at the The Office porn cinema in Central London during the 1980s. He began to photograph commuters on the London Underground.

“For a while in the eighties, I lived with my father in Manor House and worked as a projectionist at a porn cinema in Kings Cross. It was called The Office Cinema, so guys could call their wives and say, ‘I’m still at the office.’ Every day, I travelled to Kings Cross and back. Coming home late at night, it was like a party and I felt the tube was mine and I was there to take pictures.” – Bob Mazzer

 

 

“Every day I travelled to King’s Cross and back. Coming home late at night, it was like a party and I felt like the tube was mine and I was there to take the pictures,” says Bob Mazzer.

 

 

“I was interested in society. I loved people being themselves on the tube, not following the herd. People who took drinks on the train. There’s a shot of a woman with a beer, I liked all of that. I was immediately drawn to anyone who did that. A guy got onto the train with a guitar and an amp strapped to his back. I immediately wanted to hook up and get to know these people and photograph them. I wanted to be part of it.” – Bob Mazzer

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Via: Time Out, Juxtapoz, It’s Nice That. Buy Bob Mazzer’s book here. And buy his prints here.