Roger Sargent(born 1970 in London) is a British photographer known for his work with bands and musicians.
Sargent graduated with a documentary photography degree at Newport College.[1]
Sargent has worked as a music photographer forNME,Melody Maker,ID Magazine,Rolling Stone,MOJOandThe Guardianand was awarded the outstanding contribution to music photography at the 2007 Record of the Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR.[2]In 2012 he received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography Award at the NME awards.[3]
He has photographed many bands and musicians, in both live and photoshoot settings, with photographs being used for press, promotional purposes and album covers, includingThe Libertines,The Charlatans,Blur,Richard Ashcroft,Suede,Paul Weller,Radiohead,Bloc Party,Cat Power,AC/DC,Liam Gallagher,Kasabian,Trampolene,Reverend & the Makers,Ash,Sleeper,Bob Mould,Fatboy Slim[4][5][6]
Roger Sargent has had major photography exhibitions in London, including Oasis "Beentheredonethat" in 2002,[7]"Future Legends" and "The Libertines - Boys in the Band" in 2013.[8][9]
Sargent has filmed and directed many music videos, for bands includingThe Libertines,[10][11]Suede,Trampolene,[12]Baxter Dury,[13]Slaves,Sleaford Mods.[14]
In 2012, Sargent's full-length documentary "The Libertines - There Are No Innocent Bystanders" was released.[15]This was followed in 2014 by a shorter "visual history" film of The Libertines, screened before their reunion Hyde Park show.[16]
In 2016, "Night Thoughts", Sargent's film made to accompany Suede's album of the same name was released.[17]
In 2019 Sargent's film "All At Sea", documenting the recording of thePeter Doherty and the Puta Madresself-titled album was released as a DVD to accompany the cd version of the album, and subsequently added to Doherty's Youtube channel.[18]
Sargent's photographs feature in the 2006 biographyThe Libertines - Bound Togetherwhich he co-produced with writer and music journalistAnthony Thornton.[19]
In 2020, Sargent was featured on aSky Artsdocumentary "Icon: Music Through the Lens".[20]
A virtual exhibition of Sargent's archive of Libertines photographs launched on 17 July 2021 at Snap Galleries.[21]
References
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- ^Twitter, Press Gazette (11 December 2007)."Roger Sargent: His pictures, his words".Press Gazette.Retrieved25 April2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots".NME.3 September 2012.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^ReadingOtherPeople (26 February 2016)."An Interview with Premier Photographer to the British Stars: Roger Sargent".Reading Other People.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^"NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots".NME.3 September 2012.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^"Roger Sargent | Credits".AllMusic.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^Limited, Alamy."Stock Photo - Beentheredonethat Exhibition - Big Brother's Sandy Cumming".Alamy.Retrieved27 June2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"Snapper's delight".the Guardian.14 April 2005.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"Rock'n'roll free spirits".The Independent.17 July 2013.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"Roger Sargent on life with The Libertines".www.gigwise.com.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"The Libertines 'Heart Of The Matter' by Roger Sargent | Videos | Promonews".Promonewstv.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^"The Libertines' touring poet's band Trampolene debut video for 'Come Join Me In Life'".NME.26 February 2021.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"Talk about method acting, Baxter Dury got his head punched in for his new video".Loud And Quiet.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^"Sleaford Mods share Roger Sargent directed video for 'Kebab Spider' - watch | Gigwise".www.gigwise.com.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"The Libertines -" There Are No Innocent Bystanders "A film by Roger Sargent".The Peoples Movies.25 January 2012.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"The Libertines release short Roger Sargent-directed 'visual history' film online – watch".NME.27 November 2014.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"'Night Thoughts' by Suede ".Wales Arts Review.13 June 2016.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"New film documenting Pete Doherty's most recent album coming tonight".NME.4 April 2020.Retrieved25 April2021.
- ^"The Libertines: Bound Together, by Anthony Thornton & Roger".The Independent.1 April 2009.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^"Icon: Music Through the Lens takes a fascinating look at music photography".Vinyl Chapters.28 October 2020.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^White, Guy (21 June 2021)."The Libertines by Roger Sargent".Snap Galleries Limited.Retrieved23 July2021.