EP129 - Virginia Turbett - Music & Social Reportage photographer...

On Episode 129 of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I am joined by
another absolute legend in the music industry - Photographer,
Virginia Turbett.


The British rock music and social reportage photographer is best
known for her photographs of bands, fans and street culture as
she captured the music, the fans and fashion of the punk, heavy
metal, mod, new romantic, reggae, 2-tone and electro pop scenes
in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.


Her first photo assignment was the Sex Pistols
shooting their Pretty Vacant video. She spent the next ten years
photographing for Sounds, Smash Hits, The Face and ID magazines.


Her work took her to the USA and Europe photographing for
features on hundreds of bands and solo artists including
The Jam, The Clash, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Prince,
U2, Andy Warhol, Frank Zappa, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode, Madness,
David Bowie and Duran Duran.


Virginia also has a huge archive of social reportage work. She
photographed people from many walks of life often in areas of the
country suffering deprivation, unemployment and the impending end
of industries that had sustained their communities eg. the
closure of shipyards on the Clyde and the final days of
Billingsgate Market. She covered many political events including
Rock Against Racism, Anti Nazi League, Right to Work,
demonstrations, marches, and conferences.


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