19 Unexpected Punks That Prove Punk Is Alive, Well and Lurking Where You Least Expect It

Carly Tennes Published 05/19/2024 in wow

We all have an idea of what a punk looks like. Tattoos. Ripped Jeans. Beat-up Converse sneakers. Spikey belts, spikey accessories and even spiker hair. While these traits may have served as defining features of what it means to be a punk rocker since the movement's origins in the mid-1970s, there's a whole lot more to punk than meets the eye, our alt friends not only coming from all walks of life, but rocking their authentic look wherever the day takes them.

From a young rocker enjoying a day at Legoland to another helping a woman with her bags while on public transit, here are 19 photos of punks outside of their element.

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“‘Punk and a Monk’ by Roger Stonehouse.”
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“Older woman bewildered by two punks sitting on a bench, Birmingham 1987.
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“Mongolian brothers one is a monk and the other one is a parkourist.”
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“Post punk.”
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“Me about 20 years ago during the holidays going through my ‘I’m more punk rock than you’ phase.”
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“Figure 13.6: Goths.”
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A punk enjoys a beer with an elderly woman, date unknown.
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“It was at a gay pride event in Brussels, Belgium in 2009. The child is the son of a gay couple attending the event. He went over and asked whether he could touch the spikes to give him better access the punk knelt down and let him touch them. When the two dads called their son back to them, the boy gave the punk a little kiss before returning.”
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“A family day out at Legoland...the start of my goth phase.”
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“A bunch of Goths with Santa. That's all.”
13.
“Goth Grandparents.”
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“It was santa’s idea to look all goth and serious, I swear.”
15.
“‘A Punk in a Sea of Tweens’ - My friend recently took this picture while working a boy band concert.”
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“Louis Armstrong signing a punk's head.”
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“Muslim punk.”
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“Goth at a folk festival.”
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“Emo girl & Santa.”
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“This punk helping a woman carry heavy stuff in Berlins subway.”
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“Punks and old lady, 1970’s.”

1.
“‘Punk and a Monk’ by Roger Stonehouse.”
2.
3.
“Older woman bewildered by two punks sitting on a bench, Birmingham 1987.
4.
“Mongolian brothers one is a monk and the other one is a parkourist.”
5.
“Post punk.”
6.
7.
“Me about 20 years ago during the holidays going through my ‘I’m more punk rock than you’ phase.”
8.
“Figure 13.6: Goths.”
9.
A punk enjoys a beer with an elderly woman, date unknown.
10.
“It was at a gay pride event in Brussels, Belgium in 2009. The child is the son of a gay couple attending the event. He went over and asked whether he could touch the spikes to give him better access the punk knelt down and let him touch them. When the two dads called their son back to them, the boy gave the punk a little kiss before returning.”
11.
“A family day out at Legoland...the start of my goth phase.”
12.
“A bunch of Goths with Santa. That's all.”
13.
“Goth Grandparents.”
14.
“It was santa’s idea to look all goth and serious, I swear.”
15.
“‘A Punk in a Sea of Tweens’ - My friend recently took this picture while working a boy band concert.”
16.
“Louis Armstrong signing a punk's head.”
17.
“Muslim punk.”
18.
“Goth at a folk festival.”
19.
“Emo girl & Santa.”
20.
“This punk helping a woman carry heavy stuff in Berlins subway.”
21.
“Punks and old lady, 1970’s.”