Kevin Cummins

Kevin Cummins is a British music and portrait photographer whose early work documented Manchester’s punk scene. After studying photography in Salford, he worked with theatre companies and helped establish the Manchester magazine City Life. He was a founding contributor to The Face and spent ten years as chief photographer of NME.

His photographs of Joy Division and other Manchester musicians have appeared in books and exhibitions. His publications include The Smiths and Beyond and Manchester: Looking for the Light Through the Pouring Rain; his work is held by the National Portrait Gallery.