Steve Lazarides

Steve Lazarides (Greek: Στηβ Λαζαρίδης; born c. 1969) is a British-Greek Cypriot publisher, photographer, collector and curator. He has helped popularise street art and underground art.

Early life

Steve Lazarides grew up in Bristol, England and studied photography at Newcastle Polytechnic. He discovered street subculture and graffiti art as a teenager at Bristol's Barton Hill neighbourhood youth club, organised by John Nation and referenced in 2020 documentary Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art.

Art career