NOVEMBER 2021

EXHIBITION AT FOTOGRAFISKA NY

EXHIBITION AT FOTOGRAFISKA NY

NOVEMBER 2021

'Rebels From Punk To Dior' book launch at Fotografiska NY

'Rebels From Punk To Dior' book launch at Fotografiska NY

2019

ANNENBERG MUSEUM 'CONTACT HIGH' SHOW DIOR LONDON

‘Contact High’ a visual history of Hip-Hop exhibition at the Annenberg Museum in Los Angeles 2019

DIOR Campaign 2019 photographed on the streets of London

2018

LEVIS SPRING 2018 CAMPAIGN

LEVIS SPRING CAMPAIGN 2018

Exhibition at Fahey Klein Gallery in Los Angeles. Launch of the MashUp series and book with panel talks, TV interviews, NY1, Fox5, New York Times, Guardian and more.

Photographed the GUCCI DAPPER DAN collection in Harlem for Interview

2017

FIORENTINI & BAKER INTERVIEW

‘Extraordinary People who wear Fiorentini & Baker Boots’ campaign. In September 2018 the series of 30 portraits exhibited in Milan Gallery during Fashion Week

Series of photo shoots for Interview Magazine, Ghetto Gastro, Banks and more

 

 

 

2016

DIOR PARIS 2016

DIOR Magazine Cover 2017

I spend a week in Paris photographing the Christian Dior collection designed by their new creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. I photographed everything from the atelier to the fittings, backstage, the show, celebrities, black and white images shot in my documentary ‘fly on the wall’ style. DiorTV made a short piece about me.

DIOR PARIS 2016

2016

LONDON SHOW

Show at Punctum Gallery, Chelsea, punk and hip hop photographs, the NYC MashUp and a Punk MashUp. I ask artists friends from that era like Kosmo Vinyl (Clash), Horace Panter (Specials), Pam Hogg (fashion designer), Ian Wright (illustrator) and Christos Tolera (Blue Rondo- see below) to reinterpret my punk photos. We sell a lot of work and I make it on to the BBC evening news.

LONDON SHOW

2015

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

The Hip Hop Revolution Exhibition opens in April at the Museum of the City of New York . My photographs of hip hop artists and the MashUp together with Martha Cooper and Joe Conzo’s legendary photos of break dancers, graffiti artists and the early years of the culture. Amazing press and TV coverage from NY1, ABC morning news, the NY Times and more.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

2015

SHINOLA BILLBOARD LA

A project in Detroit for Shinola, photographing their watch makers, store and office staff with product in the workplace. It is a billboard ad in Los Angeles.

SHINOLA BILLBOARD LA

2015

PHOTOVILLE

The organizers of Photoville ask me to curate their opening night slide show: ‘Down & Dirty’ my choices of the best music photography from disco to present day, 3 months research, images sourced from more than 100 photographers, a newspaper and exhibition in one of the shipping container galleries. People love the images, everyone from Johnny Cash to Tupac Shakur. The outside of the double stacked container is an 18′ high painted MashUp by legendary artists Cey Adams and Queen Andrea. Seen from the BQE it looks amazing.

PHOTOVILLE

2014

THE MASHUP

Cey Adams conceived and curated the Mashup, combining my portraits of influential DJs and MCs with the work of many of New York’s legendary graffiti artists. He selected the artists, and each artist chose a photo from my archive to reinterpret in their own distinct style.
The Mashup is now a collective of 30 artists including ZEPHYR, LADY PINK, FUTURA, LEE QUINONES, REVOLT and more. In 2018 we published a book with Hat&Beard and Fahey Klein :  ‘The MashUp’ is available on Amazon and in good book stores.

THE MASHUP

2013 - PRESENT DAY

JOCKS & NERDS

I start shooting for the new British style, music and culture magazine Jocks & Nerds. My first shoot is jazz singer Jose James, then this cover of DJ Nature, Dapper Dan, GoHardBoyz, VivaLasVegas, and many more artists, musicians, designers, rebels. I am now the New York editor.

JOCKS & NERDS

2011

EL HOYO MARAVILLA

Dashwood Books publish ‘El Hoyo Maravilla’ my photographs of the East LA gang that I shot in 1983.

EL HOYO MARAVILLA

2010

TOKYO SHOW SCHOTT CAMPAIGN

Assignment from Schott Japan to cast and shoot up and coming New York artists, skateboarder, biker, DJ, actor, dancer, musicians on location for 4 days. The campaign is launched at Tower Records in Tokyo, lots of press, DJ Muro spinning and my photos of punks, mods, hip hop.

TOKYO SHOW SCHOTT CAMPAIGN

2008

THE BREAKS

My book ‘The Breaks Stylin’ & Profilin’ 1982-1990′ is published with PowerHouse Books. It features full page photos of hip hop legends like Run DMC, Salt n’ Pepa, Ice Cube, Booogie Down Productions KRS1 and Scott La Rock, Bambaataa, LL Cool J, EPMD and many more.

 

THE BREAKS

2005

MADE IN THE UK

‘Made in the UK The Music of Attitude 1977-1983’  published by PowerHouse my photographs of British bands and fans, Punk, Skinhead, Mod, 2 Tone, Ska and Rockabilly. Sir Paul Smith wrote the intro and hosted an opening party at his Covent Garden store – we had press from Italian Vogue to the Times, exhibitions in New York, London and LA.

MADE IN THE UK

1994 -2005

EDITORIAL PORTRAITS

celebsShooting celebrities, actors, politicians, sports people. I photograph the ‘Glamour Woman of the Year’ portraits: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Poet Laureate Rita Dove, Olympic skater Bonnie Blair, Tennis player Martina Navratilova, NJ Governor Christie Todd Whitman,  Playwright Anne Deavere Smith and more. Actors Kevin Bacon, Bill Cosby, Sandra Bernhard, authors Elmore Leonard, David Foster Wallace, Erica Jong, sports stars Derek Jeter, Jackie Joiner, Yao Ming,  and classical musicians, TV stars, opera singers, kids for Nickelodeon and Sesame Street, they all come through the studio.

1995

ESQUIRE

Great assignment to shoot the best dressed men in sports for Esquire. Travelling around America to shoot heavyweight champion George Foreman at his gym in Texas, Houston Rockets basketball center Hakeem Olajuwon, golfer Payne Stuart in Florida, hall of fame jockey Jerry Bailey on a horse at the track, baseball greats David Justice and Danny Tartabull, Olympic gymnast Bart Conner, football quarterback Dave Brown, sportscaster Frank Gifford and football coach Dan Reeves.

ESQUIRE

1991

RAP PORTRAITS & LYRICS OF A GENERATION OF BLACK ROCKERS

St Martins Press publish a book of my hip hop photos with text by Bill Adler and lyrics by the artists. We throw our own launch party at SOB’s with open mike rappers. We are interviewed by Ed Lover and Dr Dre on ‘Yo MTV Raps’.

RAP PORTRAITS & LYRICS OF A GENERATION OF BLACK ROCKERS

1984-1990

PAPER MAGAZINE

In 1984 my friends Kim and David started a new magazine called Paper, a fold out black and white poster featuring New York news, clubs, music, style, art, food. Assembled in Kim’s loft in ‘zine’ style we shot many of the covers, portraits and style stories at my downtown studio.

PAPER MAGAZINE

1982

London 1982

I photographed the first Hip Hop show,”New York City Rap”, to come to London for Melody Maker. I shot DJ Afrika Bambaataa, Grand Mixer D.S.T, The Rock Steady Crew, Futura 2000, Dondi, Ramelzee, Fab 5 Freddy and Rammellzee It changed my life. I moved to New York in 1983.

London 1982

1980

1980

The FACE

The Face was a brilliant music and style magazine. I was a listed contributor from Issue One for which I photographed Dexy’s Midnight Runners, PIL, Mods in Streatham and Blitz kids.

1978

THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR

My first album cover shoot for a new punk band called The Police. The record is called ‘Outlandos d’Amour.

THE POLICE OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR