Larry Jenkins, is the photographer responsible for the infamous “Sharpie” photos
exhibited at the Australian Embasssy in Berlin, Germany in late 2005.

Larry (aka Bill Sharp No 1) was the leader of the notorious street gang the
“BLACKBURN SOUTH SHARPS" from 1972–1977 when the Sharpie sub-culture was
at its peak and the working class suburbs of Melbourne, Australia were a tough and
violent place to grow up. These photographs represent a period from 1975–1976 in
Australian sub-cultural history and are one of the few photographic records of that time.

All Photographs © 1976 Larry Jenkins

All photographs in the website exhibits have been Right Click disabled,
so cannot be downloaded.

To download the Sharpie Press Release (sharpie_press_release.zip - 760 KB) - click here.
After unzipping the PDF file, you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view
the file. If you do not have it installed, you can download it free here from the Adobe website.

To contact the artist - email: billsharp1@blackburnsouthsharps.com