Eight months ago we spoke to Lee Crichton, Founder of Collection of Documentaries, who’s created a print-only record of British, youth culture through visually arresting imagery.

Themes plucked from backstreets through high-streets to estates result in a fully realised, untainted perspective of the UK’s unembellished adolescence of today.

Visuals are sourced from a variety of killer lensers (Matt Lambert being one of them) and carefully curated by Winter Vandenbrink.

“We wanted to see how British movements such as the Mods, punks, skinheads have progressed from their time here in Britain,” Crichton explained about C.O.D‘s inception, “and the influence of these movements as well as more modern movements worldwide.” 

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Distinctively separate from many styles of documenting, C.O.D. is one of few shifting a lens back onto the backstreets and self-energising, surviving subcultures. So what’s the comparison? “Gabber by Dennis Duijnhouwer is an example of this raw representation of youth,” Crichton said. “A story following a young group of people continuing a Dutch movement that originated from the acid-house rave-culture of the 90s in Britain.”

Absence of an online presence is something emblematic of the magazine, serving as commentary on millennial overuse of social media.

“We also take an interesting look at the age of social media and its ‘anti-social’ affect on the youth of our time,” he admitted. “This is something really relevant to the constantly developing youth culture in Britain and how youth nowadays are not only represented but how they represent themselves. It ties in nicely with our choice in steering clear of any online presence and promoting the ‘good old days’ of print.”

Issue 2 of Collection of Documentaries can be purchased here.