Soso, a regular on the London fetish scene, died in March 2020, just days before the first Covid lockdown.

Born in 1963, Paul first became interested in photography in the 1980s while at drama school in Edinburgh.

Over time he developed a distinct reportage style, and his story-telling flair won him recognition as an unofficial diarist of the London fetish scene.

PAUL SOSO: Unofficial London fetish scene diarist celebrated with posthumous exhibition

He spent years capturing the ways that people wear masks for fun, fetish and freedom of expression. And his posthumous first solo exhibition opens at a time when masks have taken on a very different meaning.

“Paul’s photos are a celebration of everything that makes masks sexy,” said Martin Vintner-Jackson of Art Society Soho. “They’re also a snapshot of London nightlife.

“Following in the great traditions of Weegee in New York and Brassai in Paris, Paul was a night-time observer and recorder of the culture at a time of greater social freedom, when wearing masks was a statement of individuality, sexual independence and liberation.”

The exhibition will be held over two floors at renowned gallery and salon We Are Cuts, a