Jill Furmanovsky
Jill Furmanovsky | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Central Saint Martins |
Known for | Photography |
Jill Furmanovsky (born 1953) is a British photographer who has specialised in documenting rock musicians.
Life and work
Born in
Furmanovsky has photographed many major rock musicians, including
Furmanovsky has received several awards for her music photography, including 'The Jane Bown Observer Portrait Award' for her portrait of Charlie Watts in 1992.[3] Following in the lead of the photographic co-operative Magnum Photos, Furmanovsky established a website, rockarchive.com, in 1998. The aim was to make the work of Furmanovsky and photographic colleagues and visual artists more accessible to fans and collectors. To launch the project, Furmanovsky selected 30 classic black and white images of major rock artists from her 30-year archive, to make into an edition of 30 darkroom prints.[3][5]
Books
- The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography, 1995, London, Paper Tiger, ISBN 978-1850281498
- Was There Then Oasis. A Photographic Journey, 1997, London, Ebury Press, ISBN 978-0091863180
Footnotes
- ^ a b Shepherd, Harriet (13 April 2023). "'I had a reckless feeling of destiny': photographer Jill Furmanvsky on Blondie, Bob Marley and rock's boys' club". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Jill Furmanovsky". Analogue Gallery. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Watts, Halina (14 May 2015). "Photographer who snapped icons Oasis, Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse opens up her archive". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ISBN 978-0091863180
- ^ "Rock Archive, About Us". Rock Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2016.