Christie Goodwin

Christie Goodwin (born 1962[1]) is an English art photographer who specialises in music photography.

Christie Goodwin
Born1962[1]
OccupationPhotographer
Websitewww.christiegoodwin.com

Biography

Goodwin received her BA (hons) in Art Photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1986, and worked freelance as a photojournalist for press agencies.[2] In 2005, she made the move to music photography, when a manager for Status Quo saw her work.[1] She is mainly commissioned for album photography, DVD photography and official tour photography.[2]

She was the official tour photographer on tours for Katy Perry,[3] Ed Sheeran,[3] Taylor Swift,[4] One Direction,[3] Usher,[5] Joe Bonamassa[3] and others. She has worked on several concert movies, including One Direction's One Direction: This Is Us (2013)[2] and Katy Perry's The Prismatic World Tour Live (2015).[3] She has also worked as the house photographer for the Royal Albert Hall in London.[3]

In 2012, she was one of 47 photographers whose work was featured in a London exhibition of photographs of female musicians by women.[6] In 2021, she was one of the photographers featured in the six part documentary series Icon: Music Through The Lens.[7] In 2023, she was part of the Chicago exhibition From Her To Eternity: The Women Who Photograph Music, curated by Courtney Love.[8]

References
  1. Staff, Surrey Mirror. 17 October 2015 Caterham photographer's life on the road shooting Murs, Perry, Swift and Sheeran Archived 19 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. platformPHOTO 29 August 2013. the life of a music photographer: q & a with christie goodwin Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Larry LeBlanc for Celebrity Access. 18 March 2015 (date from index page Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine) In the Hotseat: Christie Goodwin, Photographer Archived 17 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Evening Standard. 8 January 2014 Exhibition that's made for Taylor Swift’s O2 gigs
  5. Gig Photographer. 7 May 2014 Interview: Music Photographer Christie Goodwin
  6. Elisa Bray, "She-Bop-A-Lula: A bird's eye view of fame and fortune", The Independent, 7 March 2012
  7. PBS, 2021 Icon: Music Through The Lens explores the thrilling world of concert photography
  8. Columbia College Chicago, "Outdoor Installation Honors Women Who Photograph Music", 2023
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