Drinking Of England

Lens Culture... Drinking Of England - photographs and text by Peter Dench. "...The English have turned drinking into a national obsession, nearly an art form. A few national days of significance is far too limiting to the imaginative English imbiber, and hundreds of excuses have been found to indulge in a bender. The English are drinking younger, longer, faster and more cheaply than ever before. Binge drinking followed by public order problems are becoming increasingly common in towns and cities." More... Works by Peter Dench at his personal site.