Richard E. Aaron

Armed with a heat seeking eye, degrees in Fine Arts, and precise instincts, photographer Richard E. Aaron's professional talents offer us an insider's look into the world of music -- rock, blues, jazz, funk, reggae - you name it.

Fueled by adrenaline, Richard E. Aaron is always ready to mix it up with work in feature films, posters, video and other media. And as the globetrotting freelance photographer for six record labels, he's not going to rust any time soon.

In the midst of the rock 'n' roll circus, Aaron had a ringside seat when he lived next door to New York City's top recording studios. In his remarkable career he has captured the thunder of rock's foot stomping with explosive images of Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Van Halen, Carlos Santana, Ted Nugent, Prince, the Sex Pistols, Rory Gallagher, Bob Marley, B.B. King -- his stable of images is phenomenal.

In a career that spans over three decades, Richard E. Aaron has shot still photography for a wide variety of media, ranging from feature films, television and video to corporate public relations, entertainment publicity and album covers.

Perhaps best known for his music photography, he was honored by Modern Photography Magazine as one of the "10 Best Rock Photographers" in the world, he has more than 50 album covers to his credit including "FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE," still the biggest selling double live LP. He shot the first photographic rock 'n' roll cover of Time magazine - Paul McCartney/Wings Over America. All told, his work has appeared in more than 20,000 magazines, newspapers and books worldwide.

His extensive work in music photography (4,000 groups photographed) led to his first assignment in feature film, "Fleetwood: The Visitor in Africa" (RCA Film Prod.), a mini-feature filmed on location in Africa. Similar projects for many top rock & roll groups followed. He traveled through the People's Republic of China for several months in 1986, where he documented the first Western rock group to record an album and tour.

A native of New York, Mr. Aaron and his photo agency have been located in Los Angeles since 1980. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts (New York City) and of Brooks Institute of Photography (Santa Barbara, California). BA,BFA,MA.