Former Cleveland College of Art & Design student Lucinda Grange in her studio
AN extreme photographer has been making extreme friends – among the world’s most notorious football fans.
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ORMER Cleveland College of Art and Design photography degree student Lucinda Grange found herself in the middle of Brazilian fans who had been banned from their ground for firing rockets at their own players. “The Cruzeiro of Belo Horizonte fans were so friendly – once we got someone to explain what we were doing,” said Lucinda, of Hartlepool, who has a studio in Church Street. “One woman thought we were paparazzi and covered her face because she worked as a babysitter for a footballer, but when we explained, she was fine.”
“What we do is so extreme and you have to have complete trust in each other, which makes friendships very strong. You have to trust them and you share extreme experiences, which makes for strong bonds.” Lucinda Grange The Brazilian assignment was the latest in a career
that sees Lucinda scaling the heights and plumbing the depths in a bid to take extreme photographs. She joined celebrated Cumbrian football photographer Stuart Roy Clark as they continued to chronicle the world’s football fans for a book. “It’s amazing that the further you travel from England the friendlier and helpful are the fans,” said Lucy, who has also worked in strife-torn Mali, had her pictures featured in a Budweiser advert and her amazing story told in American GQ after they heard she had climbed the Shard in London. The 24-year-old has come a long way since she secured an Ogden’s Trust scholarship to study physics at Durham High School for Girls.