Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Categories: History | Photo project

On a warm May morning in 1986, London photographer Chris Dorley-Brown took his camera and went to the Rolls Royce car sale to take a couple of pictures. But when he went outside, he saw huge traffic jams on the roads and began photographing drivers languishing in cars.

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

The photographer spent five reels of film shooting, and a year later he continued working on the project he had started. As a result, the most colorful pictures were included in the collection Drivers in the 1980s and were published by the publishing house Hoxton Mini Press.

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

Summer traffic: photos of drivers in traffic jams on London roads of the 80s

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