Paul Harries

Paul Harries is a British photographer whose main interest is photographing famous music bands, preferably ones from the rock and metal scene. For over two decades now, if a group has emerged that is loud and proud of it, chances are its members have posed for Harries' camera. He once jokingly admitted that the only reason why he became a music photographer is because he loves music but cannot sing or play an instrument. 

Ville Valo - Him   by Paul Harries

He mostly shoots in studios, hotels or backstage but in many occasions he had to go out in fields, forests or beaches to capture an image for a specific purpose. An example is the photographs of the world known band Slipknot, for their album cover and promotional posters. 

Paul Harris now occupies the position of leading photographer for Kerrang!, one of the most famous and best selling music magazines in the world. He has photographed bands like Metallica, AC/DC, HIM, Slipknot, Muse, Green Day, Nirvana, Foo Fighters and many more and individual artists like Marilyn Manson and Slash. He is currently exhibiting his Slipknot series at Manchester Photographic.

Corey Taylor - Slipknot  by Paul Harries

I truly envy this man for having worked with such amazing bands and artists. I find all of his work incredibly interesting, I love the colors he uses, which are mostly dark ones like black, purple, blue and emerald, and think his technical skills are right on spot. This is the sort of job I hope to be able to have one day, as music and photography are my two greatest passions.

References:

http://www.paulharries.com/

Charlmcgowan, 2012., Paul Harries Photography, Band Identity, [blog] 6 October Available at : http://charlmcgowan.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/paul-harries-photography.html (Accessed 25 April 2012).