Goth for life – in pictures

Carl McCoy of Fields of the Nephilim. Their new album Ceremonies is out now on EMI Photograph: Rob Monk/Getty Images

Fields of the Nephilim perform in London in 2011 Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns

A female goth makes her way up to the Abbey to pose in her finery during Whitby Goth Weekend Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Locals mingle at an outdoor cafe with goths who have gathered in Leipzig for the annual Wave Gotik music festival. The festival began in the 1990s and has since grown into one of the biggest gatherings of goth scene followers in Europe with around 20,000 participants Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images

Goth Ian Bricknell poses on the promenade during Whitby Goth Weekend. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Goths arrive at the Wave Gotik festival in Leipzig. The festival offers concerts, historical markets, theatre, cinema, goth scene performances, exhibitions, readings and parties Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

A man in a Victorian style goth outfit walks through Leipzig during the Wave Gotik festival Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images

Goths attend a classical concert during the Wave Gotik festival in Leipzig Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images

Guests in costume arrive for the renewal of goths Tony and Angela Lightowler's marriage vows at St Mary The Virgin Church during the Whitby Goth Weekend Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The bejewelled hands of goth Tony Lightowler during his wedding vows renewal service during Whitby Goth Weekend Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images