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 Deborah Samuel is a photo-based artist who has exhibited
her work extensively in Canada, the United States and internationally.
Her photographs are in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum,
the Winnipeg Art Museum and the Santa Barbara Art Museum, as
well as in several private and corporate collections. Her work
has earned numerous awards. She has lectured and led photography
workshops throughout North America. Samuel also worked for many
years as a commercial photographer in the music and fashion industries,
and as an editorial photographer for such magazines as GQ, Esquire,
Rolling Stone, Spin, LA Style, Entertainment Weekly and Musician.
One of the most highly sought-after commercial photographers
in Canada, she has shot numerous album covers and has directed
more than 60 music videos.Samuel was born in Vancouver, Canada,
and raised in Toronto, Canada, and Ireland. She currently lives
with her husband and three dogs in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (courtesy of deborahsamuel.com). ______(next to Jimi B photos) |
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SANTA BARBARA CA Jimi first started working with Deb around 1977.
He had just put a new band together called The
Police. The up and coming pop star met her through some mutual
friends and was attracted to her and her work instantly. They
became close friends and Jimi would often model for her when
she needed a male figure. Deborah was not your typical photographer.
She explored the unexplorable. Her work was profound and at times
revealing of its subjects. Her prints would often leave an indelible
mark and the recognition was unmistakable. When Jimi signed with
A&M Records and they were ready to do the shoot, this was
very obvious not only to the artist but the record company as
well. Due to her reputation with album designs she was in demand
by every label. They shot for nearly 10 hrs, and 100 rolls later
both were drained and decided to take a smoke break. As Jimi
lit up she snapped and, without question, it was the shot she
was looking for. Her control of light was projecting. She envisioned
the end product before it was shot. For many years the two would
keep in touch. when Deboorah moved to Santa Barbara, California,
wher and Juimi would reunite and continue to work together on
many projects. These are just a few of her prints from over the
years. Although some of these photos are not on the Pop
Rock Collection, send us an email
with the ones you would like to order...Pepe Perduto ciao |
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