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Kevin Cummins (born 14 July 1953 Manchester, England) is a British photographer known for photographs of rock bands and musicians including Mick Jagger, Ian Curtis, Morrissey, Courtney Love, Patti Smith, and David Bowie. == Career == Cummins studied photography in Salford.〔(Independent Newspaper article about Kevin Cummins 12 March 2002 )〕 He started photographing rock bands in the mid-1970s in Manchester.〔Cummins, Kevin. "(Closer to the birth of a music legend )". ''The Observer''. 12 August 2007. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.〕 Cummins had a 25-year association with the ''NME'',〔(NME news item about Kevin's 25 year stint there )〕 including 10 years as their chief photographer.〔(Tony Wilson talking about Kevin Cummins and his relationship with City Life and his 10 year stint as chief photographer on the NME )〕 He has photographed numerous bands and musicians including Joy Division, Manic Street Preachers,〔Cummins, Kevin. "(Richey Edwards )". ''The Observer''. 14 December 2008. Retrieved on 3 February 2009〕 The Clash,〔Savage, Jon. "(Spit and polish )". ''The Guardian''. 24 September 1999. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.〕 Sex Pistols, R.E.M., U2, Patti Smith, Marc Bolan, The Smiths, Roisin Murphy, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Michael Hutchence, The Stone Roses〔(Kevin Cummins Stone Roses cover for NME )〕 and Buzzcocks. His images have been seen a contributing factor in the rise of the Madchester and Cool Britannia scenes.〔(Biography of Kevin Cummins which appears on Red Eye's site )〕 Cummins was instrumental in establishing ''City Life'',〔(Short biography on Vauxhall's Style Council website (takes quite a long time to load up) )〕 Manchester's what's on guide and was a founding contributor to ''The Face'', the influential style magazine where he won an award for Magazine Cover of the Year.〔"(Kevin Cummins )". Rockarchive. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.〕 Cummins's photographs have been used extensively in cinema and TV documentaries including Grant Gee's ''Joy Division'' and John Dower's ''Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop''.〔"(Kevin Cummins (III) )". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.〕 In November 2009, Kevin was awarded an Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography award by the music industry website: Record of the Day.〔(Record of the Day full list of 2009 awards )〕 He worked extensively for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester when it opened in the late 1970s through to mid-1980s. He shoots regularly for the National Theatre in London, most recently Harper Regan and Mrs Affleck.〔"(NT : What's On : Productions : Mrs Affleck )". National Theatre. Retrieved on 3 February 2009.〕 A lifelong Manchester City supporter,〔(Kevin Cummins Man City fan )〕 Cummins documented City's final season at Maine Road in the book ''We're Not Really Here''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Cummins (photographer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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