The Whitby Goth weekend began in 1994 and usually happens twice each year. Hundreds of extravagantly dressed people who enjoy Steampunk, Cybergoth, Militaria, Romanticism or Victoriana visit the North Yorkshire seaside town over the weekend to take part in a celebration of Goth culture.
Below are a selection of some of the pictures I shot from Saturday…
A hearse is parked at West cliff in Whitby
Gabriel Simpson from York is the ‘Jester’
Robin Middlehurst, 8, from Cheshire
David and Carol Price from Peterborough
Sitting on the bench
Frankie Wells, 20 from Scunthorpe
Phillip and Margaret Burton from Ashbourne in Derbyshire
Vampire slayer Eden Ratcliffe from Chorley in Lancashire
Julie and David Grey from Newton Aycliffe in County Durham
Imogen Barratt, 6, from Stockton
Lesley Scaife from Harrogate
The mask
Sitting on a bench on the steps up to St Mary’s church
In the grounds of St Mary’s church, Whitby
In the grounds of St Mary’s church, Whitby
Gavin Woodward from Middlesbrough
The rose
A woman sits in the grounds of St Mary’s church
Diane Goldby and Glenn Baldwin
Amy Smith from Cheshire
Amy Smith from Cheshire
Millie Collins, 12, from Halifax
Molly Eynon from Lincoln
Colette Rimmer, 10, from Wigan
Goth dog
A woman looks out from under her brolly
Steam punk
Dressed in Victoriana military Ron McGloure from Teesside poses for a picture
Street cafe
All dressed up
Lace brolly
Everild Breen, also known as ‘Aunty Em’ from Keighley in Bradford
Red Riding Hood makes a withdrawal
Sitting on a bench at West Cliff
Cool shades
First aid pint
Photographers take pictures of a girl standing in a doorway
Black and white
A girl poses for pictures
You can see some of the picture uses below and those that ran on the Guardian website can be seen here

Scotland on Sunday

The Observer
Canada.com
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