Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders

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Work of photojournalism sharing the lifestyle of bikers in the American Midwest from 1963 to 1967, by American photographer Danny Lyon; inspiration for the 2023 film of the same name starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The Bikeriders book has been recently adapted to film by director Jeff Nichols and stars an ensemble cast that includes Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus, and Mike Faist.After graduating in June 1963, he joined the SNCC as its first staff photographer, remaining in the role until mid-1964, when fraught internal politics and his own ambitions meant it was time to move on.

and the Altamont Speedway rock festival murder, there was a lot of macho charisma attached to outlaw bikers. It was announced in August 2022 that Nichols would also direct the film, with Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy being cast.As with Lyon's other publications, text is an integral part of THE BIKERIDERS; stories from the photographer as well as the voices of a number of bikeriders situate the photographs within the context of the biker subculture and the culture at large. The facsimile edition of Lyon's now classic, seminal work of photo-journalism, originally issued in 1968. That September, Toby Wallace, Emory Cohen, Beau Knapp, Karl Glusman, and Happy Anderson joined the ensemble cast. The chopper riding heroes of the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club Danny Lyon photographed were all self-styled loners in the American vein, with names like Renegade, Cowboy, Crazy Charlie, Sparky, Rawhide and Gaucho. Lyon's photo book documenting the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club delivers some of the most iconic images associated with biker culture, including the indelible cover image additionally represented here by an original vintage print from the collection of Steve Dalber, Lyon's roommate at the University of Chicago.