
Syd Shelton
Syd Shelton was born in Pontefract, South Yorkshire, UK in 1947. He studied painting at Leeds College of Art before becoming a photographer and graphic designer.
He moved to London in the 1960s and then travelled to Sydney, Australia in 1972 where he worked as a photojournalist and began to exhibit his work. After returning to London in 1976 he became one of the founding members of Rock Against Racism, a collective of political activists and musicians that organised concerts across the country with an anti-racist message.
He documented Rock Against Racism’s activities as their official photographer.
During the the 1980s, he co-edited, and was art director of, a series of photographic books including 24 Hours in Los Angeles, the award-winning Day in the Life of London, and Ireland: A Week in the Life of a Nation.


Syd Shelton – Fans Sheffield 1979
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Syd Shelton – Sham 69, Central London Polytechnic September 1978.
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Syd Shelton – Clifton Rise, Lewisham 13th August 1977
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Syd Shelton – Elvis Costello Rae Carnival II, Brockwell Park, Brighton 1978
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Syd Shelton – Specials fans, RAR Carnival Against Nazis, Leeds 1981
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Syd Shelton – Ranking Roger and The Beat Coventry 1981.
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Syd Shelton – John Segs, The Ruts, 1979
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Syd Shelton – Matumbi, 1979
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Syd Shelton – Mick Jones, The Rainbow, 1979
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Syd Shelton – Paul Simonon at The Rainbow, 1979
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Syd Shelton – Paul Simonon Rock Against Racism Carnival, 1978
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Syd Shelton – The Undertones, 1981
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Syd Shelton – John Segs Jennings – The Ruts RAR Tour, 1979
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Syd Shelton – Anti-Racist Skinheads, 1978
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