Kevin Cummins
Manchester born Kevin Cummins has an international reputation as one of the world's leading photographers. His iconic portraits of musicians include Joy Division, Liza Minnelli, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Oasis, and David Bowie. These images have appeared on magazine covers, in art galleries, featured in international films, and are included in the collections of The National Portrait Gallery and The V&A amongst others. Cummins captured key moments in the Manchester music scene and these images helped to define the cultural history of the city. They not only portrayed people and places but created a new way of looking at Manchester and remain embedded in the cultural memory of the north. Bedroom walls all over the world have been, and are, decorated with his work. Cummins has published nine critically acclaimed monographs to date. The most recent: Morrissey: Alone and Palely Loitering, was published by Octopus in October 2018. He has lived in London since 1987 but retains strong links with his home city.
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“While We Were Getting High: Britpop and the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images” by Kevin Cummins
The brand new publication from Kevin Cummins.
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#FineArtFriday – John Cooper-Clarke, by Kevin Cummins
Limited edition, fine-art prints available from the Kevin Cummins’ archive.
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#FineArtFriday – Iggy Pop, by Kevin Cummins
This iconic photograph of Iggy Pop performing on tour supporting his new album ‘Lust for Life’ at the Manchester Apollo is now available to purchase as a fine-art print.
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Lust for PUNK Life!
From thrusting Iggy Pop to lip-curling Billy Idol... legends of 1970s counter-culture who left the hippie generation feeling pretty vacant

New book contains never-before-seen photos of Morrissey
Beloved, hated, but always controversial, Morrissey has been one of the most talked about figures in the British Music Scene of the past 30 years.