What started as a hobby, photographing the likes of The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd at the Lyceum, Genesis and Led Zeppelin at the Marquee and following The Nice around the country, sleeping in railway stations, turned into something different, by accident, in June 1973.

Being the only photographer at Paul Simon’s first solo concert in the UK at The Royal Albert Hall his pictures were used in all the music press. Now, taking his hobby seriously, he became a freelance photographer, eventually joining Sounds from 1975 to 1980, having some of the first pictures published of The Damned, Elvis Costello, The Jam, The Clash and even The Police, when they were still only a backing band.

He toured with Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel covering their first reunion gig in Paris, in front of a million people, the biggest concert attendance at that time.

Now a Redferns/Getty Images music photographer, who has been published worldwide from London’s Financial Times to the USA’s Los Angeles Times.

His pictures were on exhibit in The Barbican and used by Gaymers at The Camden Crawl and Brighton's Great Escape.

See the Camden Crawl slideshow at:  http://www.lab618.com/camden-crawl-2009-video-loop

 Chalkie Davies and Gus Stewart together again after 40 years on special release included in Elvis Costello's Box Set for ' Armed Forces' in December 2020.

See my Mick Ronson picture, picked by Lisa Ronson for the great work the Mick Ronson Foundation does for Hull musicians at:  Mickronsonfoundation.com

Tote bag, designed by world famous artist, Lee Quinones , depicting The Ramones playing CBGB's in a New York wall mural in New York City.

                                      Stranglers picture in the history of The Roundhouse at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London.

         ABBA picture hanging in the SSE Wembley Arena.

Exhibition of music pictures and cuttings at the Barbican Centre, London.

Pics of Cliff and Kate hanging in The Royal Albert Hall.

With The Stranglers at Bracknell (Yes, it was a hot day)

  With Bruce at Hammersmith Odeon (bottom RH corner).

 With Led Zeppelin at The Royal Albert Hall in 1970.