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Peter Dench holds a mirror to a nation of binge drinkers
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drinkUK Dec 12, 2008 at 10:10
In his most recent series Drink UK, London based editorial photographer, Peter Dench has selected Britain's ingrain drinking culture as his subject. Documenting the uglier side of social lubricating and the problems associated with excess his images are hilarious, familiar, scary and sad all at the same time. Alarmingly 121% more alcohol is being consumed by the poms than 50 years ago and to make things worse they're drinking younger, longer, faster and more cheaply than ever before.

Check out some boozy samples of his work to the right of this post and for more visit PeterDench.com


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True Respect
And when you think it couldn't get any better... The last shot has a dude in a tutu.
True Respect
Happy days. LASHcot races, calling your mates up at 5 for a cheeky pint on the way home for work only to stumble home at 11, real pubs with real names like Ye Olde Mitre, watching football because 'it's on'. Happy, happy days...
True Senior Member
PEOPLE IN CZECH REPUBLIC ENDING EVEN WORSE . . . :-)
False Respect
That guy in the main image is a delight, I want to hang out with him. The others? Not so much.
True Advanced Member
Cairo… Poisonous monkey… the whole thing was made completely out of rubber… mind you I'm afraid that I was very, very drunk at the time…
False Senior Member
the races is a hotbed for drunken fools. awesome pics
True Respect
very small chaps but immensely strong...
False Respect
If retail starts making money again and work sends us to the races next year (we missed this year) I'd love to do a little photo essay on us! Great pics by Mr Dench! - Jake XOOXXO
True New Lounger
I want that cardigan. Hell, I just want to be that super-fly when I'm 80.
True Respect
I'm with you p... would totally sport that cardy
True Respect
Drunk guys in suits at the races.. Kings for a day fools for a lifetime.
False Advanced Member
that dude in photo 8 has leg tattoos strategically positioned so he can still read them when he is wearing shorts. And ,my, what shorts they are.

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