Visual Culture: The Photographs of Pogus Caesar

May 22, 2013

Rico Rodriguez:
Rico-Rodriguez-Skatalites

The event was Reggae Brittania at The Barbican, London 2011. I was backstage taking photographs of Big Youth, Ken Boothe, etc. A friend of mine, Neville Staple of ska band The Specials, introduced me to Rico—a quiet and unassuming man with a wealth of history.

Pogus Caesar is a photographer who has worked in countries including Spain, India, South America, Sweden, South Africa, UK, Albania and Jamaica. His photographs are in private and public collections such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; City Gallery, Leicester; Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield; Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. 

See more of his photos at the website of his OOM Gallery: www.oomgallery.co.uk

Images copyright the artist © Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive. All Rights Reserved.