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Hi, I’m Art Of The State aka Steve Cotton, a London based photographer and this site has been my photo blog and personal archive since I started it back in 2001.
You can find my work in a whole range of publications including Alamy, Amazon Publishing, Arsenal Football Club, The Big Issue, The British Council, Daily Mail, Dazed & Confused, Elle, Elle Decor, Evening Standard, Getty Images, The Guardian, The Independent, Kerrang, Metro, New York Times, Planet Rock, Railway Herald, Record Collector, Savoy Magazine, Sothebys, The Sun, Time Out, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Vive Le Rock, and Vogue.
As well as this blog you can find me here:
Twitter – artofthestateuk (sometimes)
Flickr – artofthestate (street art)
Instagram – artofthestateuk (street art)
Instagram – artofthestatepunk (punk bands)
Instagram – mindthemoquette (London Underground)
Youtube – artofthestatepunk (punk band videos)
Youtube – artofthestate (street art / London)
Facebook – Art Of The State (street art)
Threads – artofthestateuk
Photo Usage: If you have a photo usage request it should be sent to: photos@artofthestate.co.uk. Full details on ordering can be found here. Please note: Charges will be levied for non authorised usage of any photo for which the copyright is owned by Steve Cotton that is used without prior permission. For a full list of these charges please use the contact email address below
Any other comments, enquiries, suggestions should be sent to to Steve Cotton: contact@artofthestate.co.uk
Best
Steve, November 2025
Can you tell me how has the name Tapir fits into Banksy’s world. thank you very much
Gave Lowestoft a real boost BEFORE being ripped out and sold abroad. The local community responded in kind https://lowestoftoldandnow.org/painting/banksy-vending-machine
Hey Steve,
I was just googling and found your site. So cool. What’s even better, is the Ripcord, RMD, Maniac flyer for the William Morris club.
So… I was the drummer with Real Molesworth Dirt and would love to know where the tape of the gig can be found. Just for shits and giggles. Look forward to your response. Cheers
Hi Steve, I have a Flickr website and would dearly like to add one of your nighttime shots of Southgate station to accompany my surface shot of the station taken on a gloomy day last week. I would, of course, credit your image. I live 100 miles from Southgate and was so disappointed with the light on the day of my visit. Please check out my Flickr site which, according to the recently released stats, attracted over 2 million hits this year.
Hi Roger, thank you for your message and for asking – that’s absolutely fine. Best, Steve