Brad Elterman is a professional photographer from Los Angeles, California, who addressed the rock 'n' roll lifestyle in Hollywood encompassing pop, punk and rock bands. He started his career at the age of 16 taking and selling a photo of Bob Dylan in concert in 1974. He went on to photograph bands and artists of the 1970s, including the Faces with Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Sex Pistols, the Runaways, Bebe Buell, Kiss, Queen, Blondie, the Ramones, Bay City Rollers, ABBA, Boney M, Kenny Rogers, The Who, Leif Garrett and Michael Jackson. Some of the magazines, newspapers and other publications that he contributed to include Creem, Circus, Rolling Stone, People, Hit Parader, New York Post, National Enquirer, New Musical Express, and Melody Maker.[1][2][3][4]
Brad Elterman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Website | http://www.BradElterman.com |
Elterman describes his photography as focused on the "backstage" aspect of rock 'n' roll stars' lives:
- I wasn't a traditional rock 'n' roll photographer because I didn't give a shit about taking a photograph of someone holding a guitar. That's what all the other photographers at the time were doing, and I wasn't interested in those generic concert pictures. I photographed backstage—those were the really exciting pictures that told a story; those were the images that the magazines were craving.[5]
Fall 2010 saw the publication of Elterman's fine art coffee table book, Like It Was Yesterday published by Seventy Seven Press, LLC. The book featured in L'Officiel France, Vogue Brazil, Rolling Stone Brazil, Rocking On Japan, Rolling Stone Japan, MOJO, Monster Children and Vice.
Elterman is continuing to work with fashion brands and to photograph figures from pop and rock culture, including Sunflower Bean, Shawn Mendes, Mac DeMarco, Connan Mockasin, and The Buttertones.[6] His photos appear in Purple magazine, Purple Diary,[7] Dazed, and Interview. Vice.com publishes his monthly "Le Reve" column.[8]
His third book entitled Dog Dance[9] was published by Damiani editor designed by Sandy Kim with a foreword provided by Oliver Zahm.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Smash His Camera | Himself | Shot in Beverly Hills, California, Credited as Brad Elterman, Co-Owner of Buzz Foto[10] |
| 2010 | Teenage Paparazzo | Himself | Shot in Beverly Hills, California, Credited as Brad Elterman, Co-Owner of Buzz Foto[10] |
References edit
- ^ Paparazzo Brad Elterman takes the long view. Los Angeles Times
- ^ Life Lounge Magazine: Brad Elterman and the notorious Hollywood parties of the 70s and 80s Archived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ An Interview With Brad Elterman Archived 2010-01-20 at the Wayback Machine. The Insider by CBS
- ^ Teenage paparazzi: The whippersnappers. The Daily Telegraph
- ^ This Teen Took Candid Photos of the 70s Biggest Rock Stars. Vice
- ^ Brad Elterman.
- ^ "Purple DIARY - tag - brad elterman". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
- ^ https://www.vice.com/author/brad-elterman. Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.artbook.com/9788862082976.html. Archived 2015-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Brad Elterman at IMDb