Photographer Barney McCann visits the modern day mods in his series

Hong Kong-based Barney McCann has photographed people from around the UK who still define themselves as mods, in his series The Mods. The project started as an exploration of a “subculture that is very deeply rooted in the past” and to find out the different ways it still existed. “I didn’t realise quite how deep it would go and I ended up conducting well over 100 different photoshoots,” Barney says. “Turns out there’s still a huge community that still hold values set in the late 50s and 60s.”

Barney, who’s originally from London, tracked down a mix of ages, groups and styles of mods to include in his series. From the semi-originals with their grey hair and badge-laden Harrington jackets to the new kids smoking in their crisply cut suits, there’s a charm to these portraits. Like a snapshot of Quadrophenia 40 years on, all of Barney’s subjects navigate suburbia with a seemingly no-nonsense attitude and unbridled love for their scooters. “Ultimately the pictures show this massive dedication to something that may seem very odd to other people,” says Barney.