Gavin Watson is an acclaimed documentary and portrait photographer who grew up in the tough council estates and back-streets depicted so grittily in the stunning images contained within Skins. He was given his first camera as a present aged only fourteen – a Hanimex 110. He started snapping his friends and associates hanging out in the street, at school, at the market – anywhere. His natural eye for a moment in time and the stark brutal honesty of the images he captured have made his collection of work one of the UK’s finest documentary portfolios. He grew up to become a professional photographer and has done work for many global companies including billboard images for Dr Martens, countless music magazines and music TV channels, album cover artwork as well as being featured in fashion bibles such as i-D  and The Face and numerous high profile exhibitions.