ewen spencer – Three’s A Crowd
In 2001 Photographer Ewen Spencer met a little known band called The White Stripes. Over the next five years they played their dirty garage blues in increasingly larger venues around the world and Spencer photographed all that took place as their rise to fame and fortune ensued. Three’s A Crowd Vol. 2 is the latest publication in the diptych series which catalogues these striking, mediative and quietly chaotic images.
There is a time in the life span of a band when their future is unwritten. The weight of expectation doesn’t lay heavy on their shoulders or in the atmosphere of their dressing room. Their actions aren’t dictated by the character others have projected onto them. It is this time that Spencer captures in his Three’s a Crowd Volume 1.
Three’s A Crowd Volume 2 continues from this point and concludes in 2005 as Jack and Meg White play to their biggest crowd. As Spencer puts it, “I’d seen all I needed to see and all good things….Volume 2 of Three’s A Crowd shows the peak of one of the great Rock n Roll bands of our time.”
Spencer charts The White Stripes journey from playing small dock side clubs in Bristol, to stadiums in South America without ever loosing the intimacy or respect which the three had built up.
To celebrate the publication of the last book in the Three’s A Crowd series, KK Outlet host a launch event and exhibition of images from the last book in the series.
Signed copies of Three’s A Crowd Volume 2, will be available to buy throughout January at KK Outlet.
Ewen Spencer began his photography career in the late 90’s with groundbreaking editorials for The Face and Sleazenation. His work often explores elements of youth culture and the myriad of subcultures within it. However rather than being a cool observer, Spencer gets up close and personal giving real insight and perspective to everything and everyone he shoots. His projects such as Teenagers, Open Mic and Wag Lad have been exhibited and published worldwide. His commercial client list, which reflect his striking and fresh style, include Boxfresh, Sony, Nike and Puma. More recently he has explored film work, shooting a critically acclaimed video for Massive Attack.