Steve Double has been working as a professional photographer for over 28 years specialising in celebrity portraits. During that time he has dealt with every conceivable situation, from extreme lateness to indecisive clients and from stroppy subjects to non-functioning equipment.
Some highlights are having 90 seconds to photograph Bill Gates, waiting 6 hours for the Spice Girls, being sworn at by Ken Dodd, being chided for lateness by Public Enemy, drinking Caiprinhas with Nick Cave, blagging an upgrade off Richard Branson, spending 5 days in a van with Nirvana and never having to wear a tie.
Double photographs his subjects in an honest and open way, capturing extremely personal moments of connection, and consequently, bringing out the little quirks and parts of their personality previously unseen.
His work is held in the permanent collection of Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
He is old enough to know better.
"This was shot for an NME cover in my grungy Sly St Studio, Björk was as charming & happy to play along with my slightly daft ideas."
Guns N' Roses at the Hammersmith Odeon, 1987. At the height of The Gunners fame & if truth be told, at the 'height' of their creative game.
Iggy Pop posing for a Sounds cover shoot on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles in June 1988
Nirvana in Madrid during their European Tour of In Utero in July 1992
At the time of Wonderwall Oasis not only sounded like The Beatles they looked like them too.
Madonna in October 1982 photographed outside St Anthony's Church in New York.
This was taken during a break in filming the Oasis Wonderwall video.
Nirvana photographed outside the Dalmacia Hotel in Shepherd's Bush, London on a cold October morning in 1990.
Pink Floyd are currently getting set for the 'Their Mortal Remains' exhibition at the V&A - Check out our range of images for sale.
Oasis were an English rock music band formed in Manchester in 1991, to date the band have sold over 70 million records worldwide.
Madonna transcended the term 'pop star' into a global icon & is regarded as the most influential female recording artist of all time.
Dr Feelgood is a well-loved British R&B band hailing from Canvey Island, Essex most known for their singles 'Roxette' & 'Back in the Night'
Edition 100 was created to give fans & collectors a chance to own classic, historical pictures of their favorite bands.
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