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'''Keith Morris''' was a British rock [[photographer]]. Morris was responsible for several iconic images of Marc Bolan. He photographed key musical figures including [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Van Der Graff Generator]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Fairport Convention]], [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], [[The Albion Band]], [[B.B. King]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[John Cale]] and [[Fred Astaire]].
'''Keith Morris''' (15 August 1938 – 17 June 2005) was an [[England|English]] [[rock music|rock]] [[photographer]]. Morris was responsible for several iconic images of [[Marc Bolan]]. He photographed musical figures including [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Van der Graaf Generator]], [[Nick Drake]], [[Janis Joplin]], [[Fairport Convention]], [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]], [[The Albion Band]], [[B. B. King]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[John Cale]], [[Fred Astaire]] and album covers such as ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition (Emerson, Lake & Palmer album)|Pictures at an Exhibition]]'' by [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer|ELP]].<ref>Neal, William [http://www.williamneal.co.uk/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=gallery&id=3&Itemid=19 William Neal Studio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205070736/http://www.williamneal.co.uk/index.php?option=com_igallery&view=gallery&id=3&Itemid=19 |date=2010-02-05 }}</ref>


With the new wave of the mid-1970s, Morris photographed [[The Damned]], [[Elvis Costello] and the Attractions, [[Nick Lowe]], [[The Kursaal Flyers]] and [[Dr. Feelgood]].
With the [[new wave music|new wave]] of the late 1970s, Morris also photographed [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Elvis Costello|Elvis Costello and the Attractions]], [[Nick Lowe]], [[The Kursaal Flyers]] and [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]].


==Career==
==Career==
Morris was born in [[Wandsworth]], south-west London, in 1938. He studied photography at Guildford Arts School.
Morris was born in [[Wandsworth]], [[south west (London sub region)|south west London]] in 1938 and he studied photography at the [[Guildford School of Art]].


He was known in the music industry as the only professional to have photographed the cult singer/ songwriter Nick Drake before his premature death in 1974. An exhibition of his [[Nick Drake]] photographs ran in 2004 year at Redferns Music Picture Gallery in west London.
He was inaccurately known in the [[music industry]] as the only professional to have photographed [[Nick Drake]] before his death in 1974. An exhibition of his Drake photographs was exhibited in 2004 at the Redfern's Music Picture Gallery in west [[London]]. Morris said: "Although I knew Nick on and off for about four years, I photographed him only three times, on three separate days, each time linked to one of his [[album]]s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keithmorrisphoto.co.uk/gallery/the-nick-drake-portfolio/|title=The Keith Morris Archive: The Nick Drake Portfolio|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_ZaIFIA90|title=Nick Drake: A Stranger Among Us|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>


In the mid-1970s, Morris developed a passion for [[scuba diving]] and, within a decade, he was one of Britain's top divers and became a senior instructor for Technical Divers International. Morris went missing from a dive on a [[submarine]] wreck in the [[English Channel]] around 17 June 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/keith-morris-294542.html |title=Obituary |publisher=independent.co.uk |accessdate=2016-06-12}}</ref>
Subsequently it was mounted at South By Southwest. Writing about the exhibit he said, "Please know I also love Nick's work since always which is was a large part of why I decided to do the exhib."


==References==
"Although I knew Nick on and off for about four years, I photographed him only three times, on three separate days, each time linked to one of his albums".
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==External links==
In the mid-1970s, Morris developed a passion for scuba-diving - and, within a decade, he was one of Britain's top divers and became a senior instructor for Technical Divers International.
* [http://www.keithmorrisphoto.co.uk/ The Keith Morris Archive]


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Morris went missing from a dive on a submarine wreck in the [[English Channel]] around [[June 17]] [[2005]].

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Latest revision as of 07:37, 10 May 2024

Keith Morris (15 August 1938 – 17 June 2005) was an English rock photographer. Morris was responsible for several iconic images of Marc Bolan. He photographed musical figures including Led Zeppelin, Van der Graaf Generator, Nick Drake, Janis Joplin, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, The Albion Band, B. B. King, Jimi Hendrix, John Cale, Fred Astaire and album covers such as Pictures at an Exhibition by ELP.[1]

With the new wave of the late 1970s, Morris also photographed The Damned, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Nick Lowe, The Kursaal Flyers and Dr. Feelgood.

Career

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Morris was born in Wandsworth, south west London in 1938 and he studied photography at the Guildford School of Art.

He was inaccurately known in the music industry as the only professional to have photographed Nick Drake before his death in 1974. An exhibition of his Drake photographs was exhibited in 2004 at the Redfern's Music Picture Gallery in west London. Morris said: "Although I knew Nick on and off for about four years, I photographed him only three times, on three separate days, each time linked to one of his albums".[2][3]

In the mid-1970s, Morris developed a passion for scuba diving and, within a decade, he was one of Britain's top divers and became a senior instructor for Technical Divers International. Morris went missing from a dive on a submarine wreck in the English Channel around 17 June 2005.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Neal, William William Neal Studio Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "The Keith Morris Archive: The Nick Drake Portfolio". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nick Drake: A Stranger Among Us". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Obituary". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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