Steve Lazarides – Photo Op

Description

Having worked with Banksy for 11 years, ex-Banksy agent and photographer Steve Lazarides documented Banksy’s evolution over the years becoming Banksy’s agent in the process up until early 2009.

Originally featured in Lazarides’ ‘Banksy Captured’ book (2019), this limited edition stark and witty print captures Banksy’s stencil “This is not a photo opportunity” sprayed onto a stone wall along London’s South Bank. Across the river, the unmistakable silhouette of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament frames the scene, creating a dramatic contrast between historic grandeur and anti-establishment graffiti. Lazarides’ lens immortalises the tension between power and protest.