Showing posts with label Bob Marley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Marley. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A sample from David Burnett's Photo Library

David Burnett, the co-founder of Contact Press Images in New York, has produced dozens of photographic essays for TIME, Life, Fortune, the New Yorker, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. Burnett divides his time between New York City and Washington, DC.

Here's a wonderful video featuring a sample of David's photo library featuring historical moments from the 20th Century, including US Presidents, Olympic events and legends, such as Bob Marley.

Friday, February 24, 2012

One on One with Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, and Elvis

Insight Editions has had the pleasure of highlighting some pretty legendary musicians in our publications and this year, we're excited to launch our new One on One series for an even more intimate look at some music icons.

Bob Marley, Elvis and the Rolling Stones are the first three names to make it on this list with photograph collections unlike anything else we've ever done.

David Burnett followed Bob Marley on his Exodus tour in 1977, taking photos on the bus, during sound check, playing soccer, and in concert. 
"It's not every day that you come across an unpublished collection of photographs of a legend. It is even more amazing when those photographs were taken by an accomplished, award-winning photojournalist." - Chris Murray (from the introduction)
Available Now:
Bob Marley
by David Burnett
Paperback
160 pages
$14.99

Coming Soon:

Elvis
April 2012
Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
Paperback
320 pages
$19.99
"...when somebody is doing something that is more important in his or her life than having their photograph taken, you're going to get good pictures." - Alfred Wertheimer
September 2012
Photography by Gered Mankowitz, Written by Sean Egan
Paperback
240 pages
$19.99

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Celebrate the birth day of Bob Marley

Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945 and lived to only 36. He left behind a legendary musical career, earning numerous awards and accolades including a Lifetime Achievement Award (Grammy, 2001) and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of 1994.

The latest book from our One on One series, Bob Marley, will be released on February 20th. 


On assignment in Jamaica for Time magazine in 1976, David Burnett photographed Bob Marley at his Tuff Gong home in Kingston, Jamaica, and then on the start of the seminal Exodus tour. Capturing the legend at an exceptional moment in time, Burnett’s work intersects with both the zenith of Marley’s career and the traumatic upheaval of his flight from Jamaica after an attempt on his life. For any reggae lover or music history buff, Bob Marley offers a matchless glimpse into the legend’s life at home.


Photo-journalist David Burnett first photographed Bob Marley in 1976. Burnett's vision coupled with Marley's larger-than-life charisma resulted in an amazing collection of previously unseen images in Soul Rebel: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley in Jamaica and Beyond.