Person · PER-C12EDAB39FAB327D
Peter Ashworth
4 catalogued objects connected to Peter Ashworth.
Reference entry
Biography
Person.
Peter Ashworth is a photographer associated with the music, fashion and club culture of 1980s London. He studied at the London College of Printing, where he began developing the studio lighting and constructed sets that would shape his work. Early commissions came from Visage, milliner Stephen Jones and record-cover designer Alex McDowell.
His subjects included Adam and the Ants, Soft Cell and Eurythmics. Working with performers and designers around the Blitz and New Romantic scene, he helped create their public images through carefully staged photographs.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Peter Ashworth — MavericksTraining, early commissions, collaborators and music photography.
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PER-C12EDAB39FAB327D
Represented across objects dated 1980–1998.
Search these objects →TMR-000575i-D Fashion Magazine No. 1Photography · Source verified. Photography acknowledgements. Named in the photographic acknowledgements; no particular story is assigned here.August 1980 launch (September 1980 convention also documented)★ 9.8 / 10TMR-000295The Face No. 5September 19808.8 / 10TMR-000267The Face No. 33January 1983★ 9.1 / 10TMR-000566Murray + Vern vs The Designers Republic19988.8 / 10
Relationship sources: Contents and editorial credits — i-D Fashion Magazine No. 1.
