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When Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) tutor John Lueders-Booth goes to work, he sometimes finds himself surrounded by thousands of motorcyclists...
...Booth does not fix engines or work in a mechanic's shop. He travels the nation taking photographs of "members of the American motorcycling community"--a diverse group of people ranging from pre-teen racing cyclists to members of the infamous Hell's Angels gang...
...difficult to justify on intellectual or artistic grounds--I prefer to think of it as social science or social documentary," says Booth, who is currently photography tutor with the VES Department...
...Booth first started taking pictures of motorcycles and their riders about four years ago, because he says he thought they were "interesting and colorful" subjects. He wanted to "represent something of the diverse community in motorcycling now" through his art, which will be placed on exhibit at Dartmouth College next year. Booth has also submitted most of the hundreds of photos he has taken to Aperture Quarterly Magazine for publication...
...largest portion of Booth's work focuses on Harley-Davidson riders. People who ride Harleys, the only type of motorcycle made in the U.S., are part of a unique culture, says Booth, who has managed Harvard's photography laboratory since he arrived here...