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> [I went from being an underpaid ad man to quite a successful photographer in a very short time. Success breeds confidence and as soon as I got properly confident, I developed my own style. After that I never looked back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/i-went-from-being-an-underpaid-ad-man-to-quite-a-successful/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

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## More by Derek Ridgers

> [I started out, in the mid-'70s, taking photographs of rock bands that I liked but not because I really wanted to photograph them. Initially,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/i-started-out-in-the-mid-70s-taking-photographs-of-rock-bands-that-i/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [That's one of the wonderful things about the whole process of photography - eye contact can be very revealing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/that-s-one-of-the-wonderful-things-about-the-whole-process-of/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [The reason why so many of my photographs in the book were taken in stairwells and corridors was that that was the only bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/the-reason-why-so-many-of-my-photographs-in-the-book-were-taken-in/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [When I gave up my office job and became a full-time professional photographer, my fortunes certainly improved markedly. We moved away from the council…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/when-i-gave-up-my-office-job-and-became-a-full-time-professional/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Anyway, the fetish crowd, compared to some of the people that hung out with the skinheads, was all pussycats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/anyway-the-fetish-crowd-compared-to-some-of-the-people-that-hung-out/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [My parents, though very loving, were not what one would ever describe as outgoing and therefore when I was young I was quite shy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/my-parents-though-very-loving-were-not-what-one-would-ever-describe/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/when-i-was-starting-i-was-very-much-influenced-by-the-straight-up/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Once I became a photographer, it stopped me being scared or intimidated by gangs of young men of whatever stripe. Initially, I could hide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/once-i-became-a-photographer-it-stopped-me-being-scared-or/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [The big downside to the global village that the Internet has created is that nothing has time to grow out of the public gaze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/the-big-downside-to-the-global-village-that-the-internet-has-created/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Nowadays everyone has a camera and the Internet means everything is instantly accessible. Unlike some photographers, I don't see this as a problem. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/nowadays-everyone-has-a-camera-and-the-internet-means-everything-is/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Things are very different now because a lot of those little clubs don't exist. In Soho for instance, where nearly half my nightlife photographs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/things-are-very-different-now-because-a-lot-of-those-little-clubs-don/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Many nightclubs from this era were very loud and very dark. Plus some of the best ones were incredibly crowded. To begin with, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/many-nightclubs-from-this-era-were-very-loud-and-very-dark-plus-some/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [I went from being an underpaid ad man to quite a successful photographer in a very short time. Success breeds confidence and as soon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/i-went-from-being-an-underpaid-ad-man-to-quite-a-successful/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [It's more about subtracting every single buck from the tourists that still flock there. Gentrification and the need for developers to maximize their profits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/it-s-more-about-subtracting-every-single-buck-from-the-tourists-that/)

[Derek Ridgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ridgers/)

> [Only a very small proportion of us take those excesses with us into later life. In the age before everyone had a camera, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ridgers/only-a-very-small-proportion-of-us-take-those-excesses-with-us-into/)

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