Joe Strummer. Times Square, 1980

Joe Strummer, photographed by Roberta Bayley in Times Square in 1980, stands at the crossroads of New York and London punk.

Bayley’s photograph captures the Clash frontman with a quiet, focused intensity, against the charged atmosphere of the city streets. The image is both a portrait of an individual artist and a reflection of a moment when music, politics and urban life were deeply intertwined.

This gelatin silver print is made from the original negative, signed by the artist and presented in a limited edition of 25.