Kevin Cummins (photographer)

For other people named Kevin Cummins, see Kevin Cummins (disambiguation).
Kevin Cummins
Born (1953-07-14) 14 July 1953
Manchester, England
Nationality British
Known for Photography

Kevin Cummins (born 14 July 1953 Manchester, England) is a British photographer known for photographs of rock bands and musicians including Mick Jagger, Ian Curtis, Morrissey, Courtney Love, Patti Smith, and David Bowie.

Career

Cummins studied photography in Salford.[1] He started photographing rock bands in the mid-1970s in Manchester.[2] Cummins had a 25-year association with the NME,[3] including 10 years as their chief photographer.[4] He has photographed numerous bands and musicians including Joy Division, Manic Street Preachers,[5] The Clash,[6] Sex Pistols, R.E.M., U2, Patti Smith, Marc Bolan, The Smiths, Roisin Murphy, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Michael Hutchence, The Stone Roses[7] and Buzzcocks. His images have been seen as a contributing factor in the rise of the Madchester and Cool Britannia scenes.[8]

Cummins was instrumental in establishing City Life,[9] Manchester's what's on guide and was a founding contributor to The Face, the influential style magazine where he won an award for Magazine Cover of the Year.[10]

Cummins's photographs have been used extensively in cinema and TV documentaries including Grant Gee's Joy Division and John Dower's Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop.[11]

In November 2009, Kevin was awarded an Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography award by the music industry website: Record of the Day.[12]

He worked extensively for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester when it opened in the late 1970s through to mid-1980s. He shoots regularly for the National Theatre in London, most recently Harper Regan and Mrs Affleck.[13]

A lifelong Manchester City supporter,[14] Cummins documented City's final season at Maine Road in the book We're Not Really Here

Cummings has also at various points been a paid employee of Manchester United Football Club.

Exhibitions

Work

Bibliography

Notes

  1. Independent Newspaper article about Kevin Cummins 12 March 2002
  2. Cummins, Kevin. "Closer to the birth of a music legend". The Observer. 12 August 2007. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  3. NME news item about Kevin's 25 year stint there
  4. Tony Wilson talking about Kevin Cummins and his relationship with City Life and his 10 year stint as chief photographer on the NME
  5. Cummins, Kevin. "Richey Edwards". The Observer. 14 December 2008. Retrieved on 3 February 2009
  6. Savage, Jon. "Spit and polish". The Guardian. 24 September 1999. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  7. Kevin Cummins Stone Roses cover for NME
  8. Biography of Kevin Cummins which appears on Red Eye's site
  9. Short biography on Vauxhall's Style Council website (takes quite a long time to load up)
  10. "Kevin Cummins". Rockarchive. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  11. "Kevin Cummins (III)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  12. Record of the Day full list of 2009 awards
  13. "NT : What's On : Productions : Mrs Affleck". National Theatre. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  14. Kevin Cummins Man City fan
  15. Flyer relating to Cummins 10 at the Festival of the Tenth Summer
  16. review of The Smiths and Beyond in The Observer
  17. BBC report about We're Not Really Here exhibition
  18. Paul Stolper Gallery
  19. New Statesman article by Kevin Sampson
  20. Exhibition review in City Life, Manchester
  21. Fotografia Europea 2010, Reggio Emilia
  22. Proud Gallery website
  23. Review of Proud Gallery exhibition
  24. Kevin Cummins' best shot in The Guardian October 2011
  25. "Kevin Cummins (1953–), Photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  26. "Peter Blake Love Portfolio". Paul Stolper. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.
  27. Faber&Faber website
  28. Rizzoli website

External links

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