"Many Photos" - Photographs capture the diverse and eccentric people who made up Miami Beach in the early 1990s

These marvellous black and white photographs capture the goings-on on Miami Beach from 1988 to 1995.

The coastal strip is illustrated in all its glory by British photographer Barry Lewis, who escaped London's harsh winter for the tropical paradise of South Beach, Miami, Florida, each Christmas.

There he captured the diverse and eccentric people who made up the community: newly-arrived Cubans, Jewish retirees from New York, and the gay population who flocked to Ocean Drive for the party scene.

The professional photographer's pictures show the vibrancy of the area slowly coming back to life in the early 1990s after years of drugs, corruption and violence. 

In 1981, Miami was the murder capital of America with the highest violent crime rate in the nation. 

But this gradually decreased with city leaders attributing it to increased police patrols, the addition of cameras and residents who are more willing to work with police in stopping crimes before they happen.

Miami Beach 1988-1995 by Barry Lewis is published by Hoxton Mini Press. 

E.J. Pence, competitive bodybuilder (left) poses with his weights in 1990 on Miami Beach. Weight enthusiasts were often spotted using the coastal strip as a place to workout with gym apparatus even being placed along some areas of the sand. Meanwhile, pictured right is Darleen and Mike Revera on their way to a Jehovah's Witness prayer meeting on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Columnist, personality, and club promoter Jon Jon Bubblegum, who was a regular at the various dance haunts along the coast strip and notorious for his daring outfits, parties with friends in South Beach in 1992

A pet dog is living its best life as it leans on the edge of a door of a convertible sports car while its owner drives down Ocean Drive in 1992. The pooch is the epitome of effortlessly cool, clad in a pair of sunglasses and a cap

Elderly couples show off their moves as they dance along the boardwalk on Hollywood Beach in 1990. The romantic evening was on a Saturday evening in Florida

Two officers from the Miami Beach Police department sit on their motorbikes on Collins Avenue during their patrols of South Beach in 1989. In 1981, Miami was the murder capital of America with the highest violent crime rate in the nation. But this gradually decreased with city leaders attributing it to increased police patrols, the addition of cameras and residents who are more willing to work with police in stopping crimes before they happen

A man adorned with chunky rings of various designs - including a dollar sign - holds a pack of Marlboro cigarettes while sitting on the beach in 1990

An elderly woman (left) sporting quirky white sunglasses and elegant drop earrings poses for a photograph in 1990, while a teenager (right) in a denim jacket embellished with logos and slogans stands for a picture on Lincoln Road as he holds his pet cat, also in 1990

A Cruise ship leaves the Port of Miami South Beach in 1988, while the beach appears empty and the Frosted Lemonade stand shuts up shop

A middle-aged woman takes advantage of the empty beach near 23rd Street, and practises her yoga poses in 1991

The coastal strip is illustrated in all its glory by British photographer Barry Lewis, who escaped the harsh London winter for the tropical paradise of South Beach, Miami, Florida, each Christmas. His book (pictured) Miami Beach 1988-1995 is published by Hoxton Mini Press

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