Picture This: A Public Image * 12-16 May 2026 * Photography Exhibition By Spike Waltzer @ Gallery 40 Brighton

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Picture this: a public image

A collection of previously unseen photographs taken in L.A. venues from 1978-1980

Event information:

The exhibition will run for five days - 12th-16th of May consisting of previously unseen images taken in L.A. by Spike from ‘78-’80 featuring:

Blondie, John Lydon & PiL, The Clash, Madness, The Specials, The Selector, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Go-Go's, John Cale, The Cramps, X and many more.

It will also cover the extraordinary life of the photographer Spike who also briefly worked as a paparazzo in Hollywood and has dedicated his time to activism and promotion of punk bands and punk ideology.

A selection of 40 previously unseen prints will be on show along with Spike’s personal archive of contact sheets, zines, magazine covers, record releases and images from his

life in LA and San Francisco’s anarchist, punk and queer scenes.

There will be a programme of performances from the best of Brighton’s emerging bands throughout the week and will culminate on Sunday the 17th with a free alt escape gig at "The Garageland Escape" at Daltons on Brighton seafront from 12pm- midnight.

The exhibition will tour other venues in the UK and abroad from August 2026 - details to follow.

The book and unframed & signed affordable prints and original photographs will be available to

Purchase throughout the week.

Contact jasebick@gmail.com

Presented by Spike Waltzer and Jason Bick

All ages