Adrian Boot

Adrian Boot is a music photographer whose career developed through work in Jamaica and Britain. After teaching in Jamaica in the early 1970s, he photographed reggae musicians including Bob Marley and Lee Perry, as well as performers across rock, punk and pop. He worked for Melody Maker and became an in-house photographer for Island Records.

He photographed Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985. His books include Bob Marley: Soul Rebel – Natural Mystic with Vivian Goldman and Reggae Explosion with Chris Salewicz. He also co-founded the Urbanimage photographic agency.