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PhotoSynthesis: Johnny Cash to Tupac, Bjork to Bruce Springsteen

Danny Clinch has established himself as one of the premier photographers of the popular music scene. Equally adept at portrait and live photography, he has captured defining images of a wide range of performing artists, from Johnny Cash to Tupac Shakur and from Bjork to Bruce Springsteen. In this photo essay he details, in his own words, the stories behind his pictures, starting with the photograph below.

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Westbury, N.Y., 1994: I was shooting Johnny Cash for this guitar magazine with his acoustic guitar, so we did all these portraits -- very much Johnny looking straight into the camera. He sang us a song while we were photographing him. He just couldn't have been nicer. When we were done, I said, "Mr. Cash, do you mind if I just kind of hang out and shoot some pictures before you go onstage." He said, "Yeah, man. Do whatever you want." I just hung out backstage and he literally was just about to go onstage. They were introducing him and saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, the 'Man in Black!'" And he walked down that hallway. The funny thing is that all the time I spent on doing those portraits and all the preparation, those pictures aren't even close to the emotion I get from this picture.

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Kool

I luv Johnny Cash!

March 04 2008 at 6:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Repertoire

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January 22 2008 at 6:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
USA homes

I like his photos, black and white.

November 07 2007 at 6:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
adnt40

hi
12-10-1994 it is my weeding

October 13 2007 at 2:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

Sis - you have got to be kidding. Or maybe you just don't listen hard enough. This is a diverse sampling of musical tastes. All, but three, of the artist photographed are great. Sorry Bruce, Tupac, and Nas.






October 12 2007 at 8:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mvalv

Excellnet phtographs. Each picture catches that uniqueness of each artist. And for the PLumb comment, this is Art not technical drawings... relax and enjoy

September 24 2007 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon Fishback

Door jams and horizons should be plumb and level in that order.

September 22 2007 at 6:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill Blough

Bjork is shrill and silly

September 22 2007 at 1:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sis

Great pictures, I only wish the people he photographed were as good as his photographs!

September 22 2007 at 10:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lynn

These are some very awesome photographs!!!! You are a very talented photographer!!! Thank you for sharing with us!

September 22 2007 at 9:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply