Simon Fowler

Simon Fowler is a British music photographer whose work has appeared on record sleeves, concert posters and magazine covers. As a principal photographer for Smash Hits during the 1980s, he helped document a period in which pop music and its visual presentation were closely intertwined.

His subjects include the Human League, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, David Bowie and Queen. He photographed the sleeve for the Human League’s Don’t You Want Me and developed a sustained working relationship with Queen and Freddie Mercury, including photographs made around the filming of I Want to Break Free. His archive spans live performance and carefully arranged portraits.