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Through the years and many of Prince's era's, there have been some great photographers who have contributed to Prince's image in significant but under-appreciated ways. So here's your chance to show your appreciation!

So who's your favorite Prince photographer and WHY?

Mine is Al Beaulieu, great steamy, mysterious style, and Jeff Katz. I love the pictures Jeff Katz has taken of Prince. The photos in the promo shots and tour program for Sign "O" The Times and the Nude tour are some of the best taken of Prince!

Al Beaulieu
Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain...

Richard Avedon
'83 Rolling Stone Photos and Gold Experience era Rolling Stone photographs...

Jeff Katz
Mid through late 80's, Parade, Sign "O" The Times era, Lovesexy

Jean Baptiste Mondino
Cover Photo for Lovesexy and I Wish U Heaven video!

Randee St. Nicholas
Kiss video, Diamonds and Pearls era...

Herb Ritts
The Hits, Diamonds & Pearls era (VOGUE Photos)...

Terry Geydesen
Did all the fantastic Sacrifice Of Victor book photos!

Steve Parke
Mid through late 90's, Emancipation, New Power Soul, Rave, etc...


I probably left out some other photographers or misplaced/left out their contributions.

If you know of other official photographers, or want to make a correction, please let me know so I can add them to this thread!





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I don't really know but I guess I would say Jeff Katz, too.

Definitely Herb Ritts .. he's my alltime favourite photographer ..

and second would be me, if i ever get the chance

u can check out my work at www.freak-o-matic.com

Not Steve Parke.

I'd go with Jeff Katz. I think the photographs in the Parade, Sign, & Lovesexy tour programs are really awesome.

My favorite Al Beaulieu photo is the 1999 picture where Prince is standing in a corner with one window showing the day & one window showing the night.

And as far as Steve Parke goes, I'm a little Parked out right now.

Jean Baptiste Mondino.

I love the ethereal quality of the whole Lovesexy era.

Jeff katz. His photos inthe tour programs we're so beautiful.

XtrueX said:

shit, I think I've never seen this picture.. do you have a copy of it somewhere so we (well, I) can see it?

Lets not forget Terry Geydesen who did the Sacrifice Of Victor book. This may sound silly but I got that book when I was graduating highschool and just starting out in photography.

I fell in love with the graininess of the images and the print quality.

Really cool stuff.

Of the ones you listed Herb Ritt's photos of Prince are pure class. Love em. I really enjoyed the sign o the times images as well.

Al because he was there for the vintage era...and Herb Ritts did the D&P era pics? hmmm..but even though he was not a "Prince photographer", Richard Avedon blew them all away with his 2 bare bones Rolling Stone Prince pics in 1983.

What the fuckever.

IrishAsshole said:

Hey! IrishAsshole I do like your avatar, It's sooo cute!

I bet your just a big ole soft teddybear really!

<---that's for you!

I think Herb Ritts is an awesome photographer, but my favorite photgraphs of Prince would have to be by Jeff Katz.

Randee St. Nicholas (loved the EYE Hate U single cover)

rdhull said:

Avedon photographed Prince?

Avedon as in the "1" album?

SOMEONE POST SOME PICS DAMMIT!

agarze said:


Sorry, no. I don't have a scanner. It was made into a poster & sold in 83. It's in the first Uptown "Posterography" issue if you've got that.
Not in color though.

I'd say me

XtrueX said:

Hell yeah! That 1999 picture does weird things to me! With the neon lights and the smoke and the satin sheets barely covering his shiny caramel complected, heart shaped aahhh! I've gotta go clean up now!

XtrueX said:

I think the photo you're talking about was also used for the European and Latin American release of 1999. Those were single album versions released in those countries.

Very interesting release. Prince in the photo looks more like right after the Controversy era and he's wearing his shiny purple coat with hands in pockets. On one side I think there is a window with a night scene, hense the moon and another with a day scene, I think. The room is filled with that hot ice, steaminess and it's kind of grey or so.

I'm very sure that many of these photographers have quite a few unreleased photos from many of those sessions.

I would imagine alot of outtake photos and multiple angle shots, etc.

That in itself is a vault worthy collection! And I'm sure Prince has photos, videos, artwork, costumes and all kinds of stuff on top of unreleased music. I dig it all!

Thanks for some of your inputs. Realize that many of these photographers also photographed many of the Prince protogés back in the day. I think Jeff Katz photographed The Family and maybe the Madhouse covers.

I'd have to pull out every album but you can tell each photographers styles.

FlyingCloudPassenger said:


Yup, that's the one I'm talking about.
adorable2 is thinking of the other one that looks like it was shot during the same session (the set is pretty much the same) but he's lying in bed with some watercolors & painting. I can understand the confusion since that one was also a poster, with the words "limited edition" going across one of the corners.

The B&W photos of The Family from their album were gorgeous.
Prince shot the color ones & they're ok too.

FlyingCloudPassenger said:
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"I think Jeff Katz photographed The Family..."
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The photograph artwork for "The Family" was actually done by famed photographer Horst. The inside colour pics featured on the gatefold sleeve were actually taken by Prince himself (except for the black and white shots which were again by Horst).

DAMN. I have no answer for this Q...

Actually, I like whoever shot Sparkle's & my avvy's...

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

thanks for the information - it turned out I know and have the picture since I have the one-disc release of 1999... thanks... and indeed, the picture is cool

giotto said:

Great! Thanks giotto for the correction!

I think I was thinking Katz did those because they have that real nice, saturated, contrasty look to them.





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CalhounSq said:

Yeah...those 1999 Vogue photos are really nice of Prince with Mayté. Wonder who shot those...?

I missed getting the magazine.

Anyone have those scanned and posted on the web?

Nep2nes said:

http://www.rollingstone.c...q=1&cf=377

http://www.rollingstone.c...q=2&cf=377

Herb Pitts- Those photos for HITS 1, HITS 2 and HITS/B-SIDE[/b]were awesome.

http://www.rhino.com/feat...ncebw4.jpg
http://www.rhino.com/feat...ncebw3.jpg

Jeff Tha Bomb, look at his recent work in the protfolio's;

http://jeffkatzphotography.com

Jean Baptiste Mondino for the I Wish U Heaven video and as I recall he also did the Mia Bocca video for Jill Jones that was exceptional.

Herb Ritts is an awesome photographer.

Thinking that Annie Leibowitz (Sp ?) Could do something great with Prince.

Much love Pochacco

Pochacco said:

Yeah! That Jill Jones video was really cool. I think it had this Parade like classiness in the cinematography. The dynamic shots, the lighting, so cool. Kind of ahead of it's time as compared to the other cheezy videos of the day.

From that Prince probably was turned onto Jean's work and used him for the Lovesexy cover.

Interesting isn't it? THAT Prince used really artistic photographers and quality designers back then...as opposed to the current...designer...great painter and illustrator but when it comes to the design...oh boy.

gooeythehamster said:

Thanks for the Jeff Katz link! Very neat to see his latest work!




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