Photograph by Rennie Ellis, 1973
When there were teddy boys and girls in England, the Australian counterpart were known as Bodgies and Widgies and when English kids began switching from mod to skin, blue-collar Melbournians rose up as Sharpies.
Charles Laufer was working as a high school teacher when he noticed that teenage girls didn’t have anything entertaining to read.
Every summer, Colorado girls took the train from Denver to Pinecliff on their way to the fresh mountain air and wilderness of Camp Nizhoni.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMtuQJ9Ccj8
Awkward dance party indeed. Lots of gum chewing, cigarette smoking and incredibly devoted looks ranging from goth, new wave, and punk to Prince-a-likes.
I get obsessed with teenagers in documentaries. I guess it’s because I have some experience.
Another gem from the LIFE Archive! In 1945 the term “teenage” was finally coined.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NntGc6LLaDY
flüstern & SCHREIEN (translated: whisper & SHOUT] follows the rock bands of 1989 East Germany and their young fans.
Photographer and filmmaker Michael Galinsky of Rumur documented the thriving shopping malls of 1989.
In 1995, at age 17, Hiromix won the Canon Grand Prize for new photographers, nominated by world renowned photographer Nobuyoshi Araki.
Listen to this sweet interview with a 13 year old cowboy living on a 6500 acre ranch in Montana.