How are the rappers party at a strip club in Atlanta

• How are the rappers party at a strip club in Atlanta

The majority of photographers are not allowed to take pictures of what is happening in strip clubs or capture everyday hangouts with the girls. But the photographer Ivar Wigan - perhaps because of his politeness and Scottish charm - always a welcome guest at parties.

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Ivar photo series called The Gods, is dedicated to the culture of hip-hop community, the southern United States. Taking pictures primarily in Atlanta, New Orleans and Miami, Ivar creates provocative photos showing street culture from this point of view, it looks intimate and admired.

Wigan was born in Scotland and grew up in London. His insatiable passion for photographing can be described with a quote from the book by Susan Sontag "About": "Photography - is armed with a kind of a lonely revelers, scouting, hunting down roaming the urban hell - idle eavesdropper, he discovers the city as an arena of extreme luxury. Avid observer podnatorevshy in sensitivity, the flaneur finds the world is beautiful. "

Why are so many photo was taken at a strip club?

Ivar: The main theme of my series of photos - life representatives of hip-hop culture, and strip clubs - the main place of their meetings and get-togethers, for them it is like a kind of temple. Lots of interesting action takes place behind their doors. This is the place where everyone wants to go to a party where all the rappers perform with their new songs, where fashionable DJs put their fresh tracks.

Some girls start dancing at a strip club - perhaps the main goal in life is not enough that they can easily earn 5000 dollars a night, so more and a lot of guys tend to meet with them, because it is considered cool, when you see one of these girls.

It is quite interesting to hear, as in many cities is still quite common bad stereotypes about girls who undress for money.

Yes, I agree, but I was in Atlanta from anybody even close to anything like that is not heard. Although, of course, Atlanta is different from many cities in the world. I grew up in Britain, where strip clubs are considered to be really dirty place where old people go occasionally to satisfy their erotic fantasies. But Atlanta is not so, there they all go to strip clubs: couples, girls group, I even once met a pastor. Many people come to watch football or basketball, someone comes up to eat.

The main characters of your photo series - representatives of hip-hop culture - look like something heroic, almost divine.

Yes it is. I'm trying to elevate the characters you see in the yards and on the sports field, up to the status of heroes. My goal - to make beautiful pictures, which will be able to catch the fancy of the heroes of my photos.

From the series name of The Gods ( "gods")?

Yes, but this is a street slang. This word means the "oldies" who was imprisoned and other difficulties veterans energetic street life. Many youngsters look with admiration at them and say about them: "The gods!"

And what prompted you to come to the US and take pictures of the life of a specific community, and not to remove, for example, any similar party at in Scotland?

I think that many photographers put themselves in the unusual atmosphere, or in a situation that may be unfamiliar to them, to see the world in a new way and get rid of the conventions, accompanying them from birth in native cultures.