David Redfern is an English photographer specialising in music photography. He has been a photographer for 45 years and has over 10,000 pictures in his collection. His collection includes many famous photos of the Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 and Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...

. In 1999 he published a book about his life call The Unclosed Eye. He currently lives in London, England.

Start of his career

He started off photographing jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 festivals such as the Beaulieu Jazz Festival in Beaulieu, Hampshire

Beaulieu, Hampshire

Beaulieu is a small village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England and home to both Palace House and the British National Motor Museum.- History :...

.

President of BAPLA

David Redfern is president of BAPLA British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies

British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies

BAPLA is the trade association of UK based photographic image suppliers, commercial picture libraries and agencies.-History:The association was formed in 1975 with founding members: Getty Images, Robert Harding World Imagery, Aspect Picture Library, FLPA - Images of Nature, Camera Press, BBC Photo...

starting from 1992 until present.

Literature

• Redfern, David "The unclosed eye: the music photography of David Redfern", published by Sanctuary Publishing Limited, London (Feb. 1999). ISBN 1860742556.
• Redfern, David "the unclosed eye: The Music Photography of David Redfern" Expanded second edition, published by David Redfern, 2005. ISBN 0-9550718-0-1.

External links

• Redferns Music Picture Library Homepage
• BAPLA homepage
• Durham21 Interview with David Redfern
• http://www.abouttheimage.com/2007/01/david_redfern_wins_milt_hinton_award_for_excellence_in_jazz_photography.html
• David Redfern's homepage