Kevin Westenberg, the American photographer, is renowned for his provocative, electrifying images of world-class musicians. His intense use of light, color and composition produces succulent, visual magic. This electricity, however, has its origin in Kevin’s lifelong romance with the adventure of rock and roll.
Meeting Elvis Presley on the film set of ’It Happened at the World’s Fair’ at the age of 4, ensured that Kevin would always be deeply moved by music and musicians. Weaned on the fabulous 60’s radio pop; seeing the post-Vietnam adolescent explosion of The Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Hendrix, and Bob Marley concerts; not forgetting all of the supergroups of 70’s soul; fueled by bottles of Jack and American pie,
Westenberg joined his generation in the psychedelic exploration of music, life and light. A decade of passion and decadence helped inspire a photographic style. Architecture school brought a new dimension to his life and after 8 years, he gained a Masters degree. But British punk in the early eighties was irresistible to him and he moved to Europe. He bought his first camera in Denmark and started practicing on fashion models in Barcelona.
In the UK, his first published pieces in The NME (1984) shaped and secured a photographic future in the music and entertainment world. Kevin’s images range from stunning to rebellious. But most critically, they capture the romance and beauty of our collective human adventure.
Kevin has also worked with creatives from the performing arts: David Lynch, Luc Besson, The Coen Brothers, Billy Bob Thornton, Sean Penn, Jean Luc Godard, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Tom Stoppard and the late Alan Rickman.
Kevin Westenberg photograph taken during a Paul Weller N.M.E. cover shoot in London in June 1997.
Pearl Jam at their raw best captured at the Lollapalooza Music Festival in Bremerton, Washington in July 1992.
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke photographed in Amsterdam, May 2006 during a cover shoot for Mojo Magazine
Stunning cover artwork for The Divine Comedy's third album 'Casanova'
Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy pictured on a canal boat in Venice in 1995
Jeff Buckley laid back with his trusty Gibson and looking effortlessly cool at the Worx Studios, London in 1984
Iconic image of Nick Cave captured during a Mojo photo shoot for his album 'Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!' in December 1998
Paul Weller beautifully captured in March 2020 just before the world locked down due to Covid-19
Radiohead shot for a MOJO cover story in their Oxford Studios in April of 2001
The Pyramid Stage and Glastonbury Tor captured beautifully by Jill Furmanovsky at the 2000 Glastonbury Festival
Freddie Mercury in the spotlight whilst playing the grand piano in Southampton in May, 1977.
Iconic photo of John Lennon with a flower in his eye, fondly known as 'Adoration'.
Kate Bush captured in 1993 during the filming for short film 'The Line, The Cross & The Curve'.
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Here are the very latest prints we have added to our collection. We hope you love them as much as we do.
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