Jocelyn Bain Hogg, born in 1966 in London (UK), he began his career as a unit photographer on movie sets after studying Documentary Photography at Newport Art College. Bain Hogg shot publicity for the BBC, photographed fashion and now works on documentary projects and commercial and editorial assignments. Since 2003, Bain Hogg has published five books: The Firm, Idols + Believers, Pleasure Island, A British Entertainment, and most recently, The Family, about London’s criminal underworld. He is also currently working on a collaborative project about London, titled ‘Tired of London, Tired of Life’, with the artist Paul Davis and designer Henrietta Molinaro.
It’s common to hear photojournalists described as the eyes of the world, acting as witnesses to events that we would otherwise not see. To some extent this is true, but it’s a simplified description that suggests passive observation and it denies the greater function of active investigation that defines great photojournalism…
There are few plastic gangsters in these pages. The exhibitionism of the late 90s has given way to realism, the vaudeville pageant replaced with first communions and birthday parties.
