Blondie in Camera 1978
is richly illustrated with photographer Martyn Goddard's most famous images of Blondie. Taken during their breakthrough year, these pictures have graced magazines, newspapers, promotional campaigns, posters and even the 'Picture This' single cover and the Best of Blondie album cover.
Blondie's rise to the mainstream surface punctuated the late '70s with a raft of unforgettable New Wave hits. The genre-mashing classic 'Heart of Glass' along with the likes of 'Hanging on a Telephone' and 'Picture This' were as zesty and fresh-faced as the young band members, who soon found superstardom as their singles landed and the strength of their attitude began to resonate. When Goddard travelled to New York in '78 with an assignment to photograph lead-singer Debbie Harry, he couldn't have imagined that Blondie's songs and his images would soon become permanent fixtures on the cultural landscape.
This is the ultimate treasure trove for fans of one of the world's biggest bands.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Image from the upcoming book was featured in Mojo - Mojo Royal Automobile Club did a piece about Blondie featuring images from the upcoming Blondie in Camera 1978. - Royal Automobile Club "The photographer Martyn Goddard was sent to New York in 1978 for an assignment on the singer Debbie Harry. His new book, Blondie in Camera 1978, charts her band's steady rise up the pop charts." - The Times "Photographer Martyn Goddard reveals what it was like to shadow Blondie on the cusp of superstardom in 1978." - Uncut Magazine "Thus, this work is more than a scrapbook; it's a time capsule that revives an era of danger, glamour, and creative revolution. And it's also the perfect excuse to revisit the Blondie phenomenon, the art of photographing rock stars, and why, perhaps, bands aren't "made" like they used to be." - GQ Mexico """In Blondie In Camera 1978, renowned British photographer Martyn Goddard opens a visual time capsule that transports us to a defining moment in music and style.""
""Goddard's lens doesn't merely document Blondie's rise; it captures a turning point in music and visual culture.""
""The book is a substantial, beautifully crafted volume, featuring glossy white pages filled with hundreds of photographs, both black and white and colour, spanning 239 pages.""
""Whether you're a Blondie fan, a photography enthusiast, or a collector of music history, this beautifully presented volume is essential. It's a masterclass in portraiture, effortlessly capturing raw energy and candid moments that breathe life into photographs, turning them into timeless stories.""" - Louder than War Feature on the Blondie exhibition at the Barbican Music Library. - BBC "...a handsome book." - BBC's Robert Elms Show "Before he started slumming it with us lot, long-time Octane contributor Martyn Goddard had a career photographing rock stars, and this new, 240-page book of his work documents Blondie's rise to fame in 1978." - Octane Magazine The Guardian featured the upcoming Blondie exhibit at the Barbican Music Library. - The Guardian "In his new book, Blondie in Camera 1978, photographer MARTYN GODDARD shares a raw, rare look at the legendary band's breakout year - infamous photo shoots, backstage chaos and Debbie Harry at her red-hot coolest. From iconic cover shots (eg: "Picture This" single and Best of Blondie album artworks) to candid snaps with Andy Warhol at after parties, Goddard's stunning photo collection offers a VIP pass into Blondie's world at their prime." - Maxim AUstralia ITV London interviewed Martyn Goddard about the upcoming exhibit at the Barbican Music Library and his book Blondie in Camera 1978 . - ITV London "A number of the images have also been published in a new book, Blondie in Camera 1978, which features contributions from Harry and the band's longtime publicist, Alan Edwards." - The Independant The Telegraph featured the Blondie in Camera 1978 exhibit at the Barbican Music Library - The Telegraph "A new coffee-table book collects Martyn Goddard's photographs of Blondie, capturing the pop-punk band at their peak in the hot New York summer of 1978." - Airmail "Martyn Goddard's photos of pop-punk band Blondie in the hot New York summer of 1978 are collected in a new volume." - Airmail
Sprache
Verlagsort
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Illustrationen
150
150 farbige Abbildungen
122 Illustrations, black and white; 68 Illustrations, color
Maße
Höhe: 278 mm
Breite: 224 mm
Dicke: 27 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-78884-314-0 (9781788843140)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Martyn Goddard studied photography at Harrow College of Art. After graduating in 1974, he assisted leading Rock photographer Gered Mankowitz before launching his own freelance career with several assignments photographing Queen. He became part of the New Wave music scene of the seventies, working with acts such as Blondie, The Jam, Sham 69 and The Cure to name a few. He has contributed or staged several photography exhibitions, including Blondie in Camera 1978 and The Jam: About the Young Idea 2015. In the late 1970's, he was invited to contribute to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine, where his first major assignment was a cover and feature shoots of Debbie Harry in New York. He went on to shoot some of the great personalities of the music and arts world. In recent years, he has moved to a digital platform, becoming an active photo-blogger and content provider, as well as producing travel features and images for Media groups in UK, Europe and USA, in addition to cataloguing and preserving his extensive archive of rock bands and musicians.
