A selection of photos by a Bradford-based photographer are to go on display at a museum.
Victor Wedderburn’s photos, which capture 1980s African-Caribbean life in the city, will be shown at the National Science and Media Museum as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
The photos feature local landmarks such as Lumb Lane’s Roots Record Shop and the Perseverance Hotel, as well as sound system parties.
Originally from Jamaica, Wedderburn arrived in the UK in 1971 at the age of 16, joining his Windrush Generation parents in Bradford.
After losing his job at Crofts Engineers to redundancy in the early 1980s, he used his redundancy pay to buy a second-hand camera and film developing kit.
He then began documenting life in the city.
A spokesperson said: “Wedderburn’s images, in a colour format rarely seen at the time, are an intimate portrait of the world and people that surrounded him.”
The new display follows Wedderburn’s debut exhibition, Frontline 1984/1985, at Loading Bay in Bradford, and consists of a selection of photos from that exhibition.
The photos, in the National Science and Media Museum foyer, will be available to view until October 29, 2025.
For more information and to book free admission, visit https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/
