• Reformed, London

    Roger Sargent recalls: I’d never been particularly nervous or intimidated around a shoot with The Libertines before, but some time had passed since I’d seen Peter. I’d been shooting Carls band Dirty Pretty Things a lot and only seen Peter on a handful of occasions in six years. There was a ‘them’ or at least ‘him’ and ‘us’ feeling. At the time I was more concerned about my own feelings – Peter had become a kind of infamous tabloid figure and we read about him more than spent time with him. I could feel his nervousness and it made me feel more nervous. I feel stupid having thought this at the time, but it crossed my mind that the things we’d read might come true – he might smash things up or start a fight. Ludicrous how shitty tabloid spin can skew things.
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  • The Libertines walking in Aberdeen

    Roger recalls: This is an alternative frame from the iconic shot of the boys walking in Aberdeen. I included it because it’s another example, admittedly through the retrospective spectacles, of Peter being (literally) out of step with the others. In these situations, the ideal is to get that feeling of unity, a gang. Very often Peter would drift off.
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  • The Libertines in red jackets, London

    Roger Sargent explains: So, the band’s take on my request for uniformity, taken literally. There was a little hoo-ha about even shooting the band wearing these jackets because of perceived negative connotations from other bands. Menswear—of Britpop vintage—had worn something similar at some point, but I insisted we shoot them regardless. They just looked so good. It was the first time I remember shooting something and believing it to be iconic immediately. Again, few people agreed so the photos were “binned” for a year or so. 
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