{"id":29,"date":"2011-08-17T22:36:03","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightphoto.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-03-26T21:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T21:39:43","slug":"popsmiths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightphoto.co.uk\/wordpress\/popsmiths\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop\/Smiths"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>Pop Photography<\/h2>\n<p>I was lucky to be working in Manchester with my first Nikon in hand and start my career photographing live musicians. As time went on these included many &nbsp;well known names \u2013 Madonna , New Order, Prince, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, James Brown and many more!<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to use any of the photographs please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:stephen@wrightphoto.co.uk\">stephen@wrightphoto.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;to arrange fees.<\/p>\n<p>Print, web and film or video uses all incur fees . All photographs Copyright Stephen Wright<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4679802.tifmember.com\/v\/photos\/the-smiths\/smiths-signed-by-stephen-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print sales of the Smiths and others &#8211; click here<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>From \u00a360 &#8211; VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICES &#8211; Photographs are shipped worldwide!<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Stephen Wright&#8217;s original photograph, used for the inside gatefold of The Queen is Dead, clinches the prize for the most famous image of the Smiths&#8221; &nbsp;<\/em><strong>Will Woodward &#8211; The Guardian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These days its been accepted as part of the collections of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/collections\/search\/portrait.php?firstRun=true&amp;sText=Stephen+Wright&amp;search=sa&amp;LinkID=mp81722&amp;rNo=0&amp;role=art\">National Portrait Gallery<\/a>, the Manchester Art Gallery and the Salford Art Gallery. All rather funny when the original film was processed in a&nbsp;darkroom in my&nbsp;bedroom -with the chemicals kept in old drinks bottles!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/artanddesign\/2011\/jun\/12\/photographer-stephen-wright-best-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Wright photographer&#8217;s best photo shot &#8211; The Guardian Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/art\/features\/iconic-image-the-smiths-outside-salford-lads-club-2297692.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iconic photo image of The Smiths outside Salford Lads Club &#8211; The Independent Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/artanddesign\/2011\/jun\/12\/photographer-stephen-wright-best-shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Wright photographer&#8217;s best photo shot &#8211; The Guardian Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/music\/gallery\/2012\/mar\/06\/smiths-fans-salford-lads-club?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/music\/gallery\/2012\/mar\/06\/smiths-fans-salford-lads-club?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9383<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/features\/smiths-fans-pose-outside-salford-lads-club-7562641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/features\/smiths-fans-pose-outside-salford-lads-club-7562641.html<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Pop Photography I was lucky to be working in Manchester with my first Nikon in hand and start my career photographing live musicians. As time went on these included many &nbsp;well known names \u2013 Madonna , New Order, Prince, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, James Brown and many more! 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