Tag: music photography

  • Marcus Maschwitz

    Marcus Maschwitz

    Marcus Maschwitz is currently living in London (United Kingdom) and specialises in Music and Band Photography including live music photography, portrait photography as well as album photography that can be used for artwork as well as marketing.

    He has no philosophy about photography. Like writing or breathing air, he just started doing it. And somehow it all seems to work. He loves it and has a passion for everything and everyone that he has the privilege of photographing.

    Basically, to sum it all up, his goal is to capture as well as to create as best he can, enabling him to share his experiences and what he sees with others. All this, because his love and passion for photography and the world around him is so great and what he lives for. He really enjoys shooting lifestyle photographs and working with bands, but he is up for anything new and really open to ideas.

  • Baron Wolman

    Baron Wolman

    Baron Wolman, being Rolling Stone’s chief photographer, was there to capture those magical moments of rock ‘n’ roll icons. He took backstage photos of Johnny Cash during his trying times, making him a witness to the icon’s troubles and woes. Living near where the Grateful Dead members lived, Wolman was there when the police busted the band for possession of illegal drugs. B.B. King welcomed Wolman into his family before they both became famous. Wolman took a lot of photos of Jimi Hendrix, both performance photos and portraits. Some of the other rock ‘n’ roll icons Wolman captured on film include Little Richard, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Jim Morrison and the Steve Miller Band. Wolman was there when rock icons were on the top of their game and he captured their character and music in his beautiful photos.

  • Robert John

    Robert John

    Robert John began his career as a professional photographer in the music industry in 1982 by shooting W.A.S.P., London, LA Guns and Hollywood Rose. When the latter became Guns N’ Roses, Robert worked with them and became their exclusive photographer when the band was signed to Geffen Records.

    Robert is one of the top international music photographers in the world. His clientèle is a Who’s Who of the rock n’ roll scene that spans the 1980s, 1990s and today, including Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Backstreet Boys, Rolling Stones, The Cult, Aerosmith, Jane’s Addiction, Faith No More, Marilyn Manson, Motörhead, Sepultura and more, as well as many models and actors in entertainment such as William Shatner, Power Rangers, Christina Applegate, Leah Cevoli, and Susie Owens.

    Robert has a reputation for keying in to the artists’ brand image and capturing the emotion of rock n’ roll in his images and artwork. He developed his own techniques and style that uses light, shadows, grain and contrast, and has the remarkable knack of making any artist look great yet delivering high quality on tight deadline.

  • Todd Owyoung

    Todd Owyoung

    Todd Owyoung is a freelance photographer based in St. Louis specializing in live music photography and band portraits. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis magna cum laude with a BFA in Visual Communications. Throughout the year, on average, Owyoung photographs four to six bands a week and drinks tea everyday.

    His work has appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone, the New York Times, SPIN, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Alternative Press, The Wallstreet Journal, The Boston Globe, The Village Voice and Harper’s Bazaar. From sold out stadium shows to smoky basement gigs, compelling band portraits, or creative for a national campaign, if it rocks and rolls, Todd Owyoung can photograph it.

  • Joseph Cultice

    Joseph Cultice

    Describing himself as a rockstar photographer with a minors in actors and fashion, Joseph Cultice has been a leading name in the world of music photography. After graduating from ASU in his home town of Phoenix, Arizona in 1990, he moved to New York City. His career was given an almost immediate kickstart when he began working as the official photographer for Nine Inch Nails. His works are predominantly portrait based, however also include the photography for album covers including Marilyn Mansons “Mechanical Animals” and Korns “Remember Who You Are”. His works have been featured in magazines including Vogue, Revolver and FHM to name just a few.