Based in London, PYMCA is the Photographic Youth Music Culture Archive and was established in 1997 by Jon Swinstead. His aim was to create a collection of images that captured the real essence of life as a young person. This unique archive has grown to over 40,000 photographs sourced from all over the world, documenting the lifestyles, fashions, hairstyles, music and subcultures of young people from the 1960s to the present day. 

Now in 2010 PYMCA is proud to launch Cultural Research. Our new service now represents moving image, text, graphics - any form of relevant content.  This propels PYMCA into a new and exciting space, becoming The on-line authority on global youth culture. Over the coming days, weeks months and years we will be adding constantly to the site.  Scouring the World, and adding in content be it undiscovered footage from yesteryear to up to the minute trends from any corner of the Earth.

The subject matter won't change. The authenticity of PYMCA content is a true mirror of cultures and provides a fascinating insight into the lives, circumstances and concerns of their subjects. The PYMCA collection is and always will be run by avid enthusiasts and is a celebration of the self-expression, idealism, frustrations, resilience and creative vitality of people in the world.

PYMCA is both edgy and documentary and the newest material will visually reflect the hottest stuff happening among the youth of today.

The collection's is available for rights managed commercial and editorial licensing and as a paid for subscription resource giving members access to the most comprehensive research available on line today.  

PYMCA is also able to offer bespoke research services for clients and offers assignment work for a select group of our contributors. If you are interested in our bespoke services please get in touch with us and we will be glad to discuss your individual needs.

Phone: +44(0)20 7251 8338

Enquiries:

info@pymca.com

Sales/Subscription Enquiries: Chi Lau

chi@pymca.com

Library Manager: James Lange

james@pymca.com

Research Manager: Jolene Adams

jolene@pymca.com

Managing Director: Jon Swinstead

jon@pymca.com

Address:

2nd Floor
71 St John Street
London
EC1M 4NJ

United Kingdom

The Cultural Research section comprises Images, Essays, Text, Video and links to youth culture content which is available to subscribed members for research purposes.

PYMCA has spent several years building this new collection and has teamed up with leading cultural commentators and organisations to bring you detailed accounts and analysis of youth subcultures, music and movements around the World.

The full Cultural Research section is only available to subscribed users. Guests have access to a restricted version of the site. We offer an individual subscription price for single users. Multiple clients including commercial and educational packages are negotiated on a case by case basis so we are able to offer the best package to suit every customers individual needs.

The PYMCA team is also able to offer specialist knowledge on all the subject areas we cover. We offer a range of bespoke services to Subscriber members with additional specialist needs, from commissions to specialised research requirements.

PYMCA also represents many photographers, writers, film makers, and designers for all types of commissions.

Many images in the PYMCA collection are available as prints on request.

PYMCA offers Rights Managed images for editorial, publishing, design and commercial use. The Image Rights section is accessible to ALL registered users.

To view preview images, please contact us at register@pymca.com to upgrade your account. We can only provide free upgrades to professional users.

If you are a personal user, you can subscribe to get full access to all the PYMCA site.

Upgraded users have access to all of the site’s functions such as viewing enlarged previews, saving selections, fee requests, ordering, or setting preferences.

This account only allows access to Image Rights, to access Cultural Research users must subscribe separately.

To access Cultural Research subscribe to one of the packages available HERE.

The PYMCA team are able to offer specialist knowledge on all the subject areas we cover. We also offer a range of bespoke services for customers with additional specialist needs.

PYMCA represents many photographers, writers, film makers, and designers for all types of commissions.

Many images in the PYMCA collection are available as prints on request.

For tips on searching and Keywords, please see the SEARCH HELP page.