John McMurtrie
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John McMurtrie is a British
music photographer. He is well known for his striking portraits of musicians usually in the heavy rock arena. He regularly shoots covers for Metal Hammer
magazine and Total Guitar
magazine and also contributes to Rolling Stone
(USA) and Q magazine (UK).
He is the official photographer for Iron Maiden. http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=1355
A forthcoming book containing McMurtrie's work was announced on 12 April 2011 on the band's website. Photographs taken during the global tours by Iron Maiden aboard their custom Boeing 757, Ed Force One, is expected to be published by Orion Books late 2011.
United Kingdom
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music photographer. He is well known for his striking portraits of musicians usually in the heavy rock arena. He regularly shoots covers for Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
magazine and Total Guitar
Total Guitar
Total Guitar is a monthly magazine based in the United Kingdom. The magazine is the best selling guitar magazine in Europe.The magazine is owned by Future Publishing, who publish many other magazines ranging from drums and video games to mountain bikes and knitting magazines.Total Guitar regularly...
magazine and also contributes to Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(USA) and Q magazine (UK).
He is the official photographer for Iron Maiden. http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=1355
A forthcoming book containing McMurtrie's work was announced on 12 April 2011 on the band's website. Photographs taken during the global tours by Iron Maiden aboard their custom Boeing 757, Ed Force One, is expected to be published by Orion Books late 2011.