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Saturday Mosh pays homage to early teenage angst

Do you remember the excitement and sheer rush of energy, angst and rebellion we felt when we became teenagers?

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All images courtesy of Emily Stein

All images courtesy of Emily Stein

The raw need to vent, let loose and throw ourselves around with other youngsters, preferably to equally angst-ridden music in some dark and sweaty venue somewhere?

British photographer Emily Stein's Saturday Mosh is a series that pays homage to that very sentiment. "A mosh pit is a semi-controlled place to vent. It's somewhere to build up adrenaline and let go of all the troubles of young life. It's physical; it's contact; it's anger; it's aggression – it's celebrating things that are not allowed in polite society."

Three young people dancing energetically together in a dark venue, wearing mesh and sequinned clothing
Teenagers in a mosh pit wearing red checked shirts, hands raised and bodies pressed together in a darkly lit venue with pink lighting
Three young people at a mosh pit, with the central figure laughing and raising his arm mid-movement in an energetic moment
Young people in dark clothing singing or shouting together at a crowded concert venue, captured in Emily Stein's Saturday Mosh series
Woman with copper-coloured braided hair dancing among crowd members at a mosh pit venue
Teenager in a red checked shirt dancing energetically in a mosh pit surrounded by other young people at a concert venue
Woman in profile with eyes closed and hand raised to her head against a dark background
Young people with eyes closed, one in a yellow shirt with hand to face, expressing intensity and emotion whilst moshing at a live music venue
Young person with wet hair grimacing intensely while in a mosh pit, surrounded by other attendees in a dark venue
Young people with expressions of excitement and release in a crowded, dimly lit mosh pit venue
Young people laughing and pushing against each other in a mosh pit, with red stage lighting in the background
Hands raised in the air wearing festival wristbands against a black background, capturing the energy of a mosh pit
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