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Local photographer's work featured in book on biker life

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 06/13/10

Just call him Doug, or Q-Ball, a nickname he acquired many years ago as a tribute to premature balding. Never refer to him Douglas or, even worse, Mr. Barber. It just doesn't fit with someone who used to belong to a biker club called Dirt That Moves and built his own matte black motorcycle from a kit.

Photos by Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital
Photographer and biker Doug Barber of Rose Haven has a laugh while discussing his new book, “Living the Life,” which features more than 30 years of his black and white photos along with poems about bikers.


"Douglas is only when I'm in trouble and Mr. Barber will put fear in my heart," the Rose Haven resident joked recently.

Some of that same irreverent attitude comes across in a new book that features more than 30 years' worth of Barber's black and white photography capturing the biker lifestyle. There are...

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