Bob Marley

This was taken at Bob Marley’s last London show in 1980 at Crystal Palace Bowl, although at this time few people knew he was ill. The only way to get close to the stage was to wade into the waist... read more deep lake at the front of the stage with 1 camera, 1 lens and a few rolls of film in a carrier bag. Bob Marley was one of those few people that it was almost impossible to take a bad photo of. His charisma always seems to shine brightly.

On assignment for NME, Andrew Tyler and I went up to Birmingham on 19th July 1975 to do a feature on the Wailers who we caught up with at their hotel. After a while, they said they were off to do a sound... read more check and invited us along. Sure, we replied, where are the limos? Limos? We got no limos, we walk!

Holed up in a rented apartment in London. I deleted his spliff from my pictures in case it got him into trouble later, but you can see it in his expression. Taking pictures quickly in hotel rooms was... read more one of the skills a rock photographer had to master. We didn't take assistants or lighting other than a flash gun, and our status was lower then than that of the journalists. Known as 'snappers', we had to snap quickly! We therefore became expert at making the best of available light. Bob has his head held back in my picture because the ceiling light was my main light source.

A sequence of 3 frames of Bob Marley in a trance-like movement have been layered together to make this colourful lenticular image. This piece is huge, and therefore particularly suitable for a reception... read more or public space. Alternatively, if you are the world's biggest Bob Marley fan you could put this in your house and dance along with Bob to his inspirational music.

" I had first met Bob Marley the year before this in Germany, he took a break from touring and came by my studio in Primrose Hill. He was in such a fantastic mode that day, really playful." Bob... read more Marley is pictured here in a fabulous and very rare studio shoot.