The real devastation and poverty.
We used to think the UK is a role model, a kind of standard of wellbeing and a good life for any average citizen. However, it was not always so. In British history there were “black” page. In particular, very much everyone’s well-being deteriorated during the Second World war.
The post-war devastation made itself felt until the 60-ies. It has seen famous photographer Nick hedges. At this time the Briton had travelled through England and Scotland, and photographed the catastrophic poverty in which they were forced to remain many families. He spent three years in order to make those shots.
The world saw these pictures at the exhibition under the name “Make life worthy to live”. They just startled the people and caused a lot of discussions. The following photos were taken by Nick Hedges in the period from 1969 to 1972.
