Neil Bedford

Neil Bedford (born 13 December 1981, Bradford,[1] England) is a British photographer, known for his work in advertising and being the official Kasabian photographer.[2]

Education and career

Bedford studied photography in London, first gaining a First Class Honours in fashion photography at BA level before being award a Distinction for his MA, both at the London College of Fashion.[1][3][4]

He started touring with Kasabian in 2011 after he met them through Aitor Throup on the set of their music video for Switchblade Smiles. He has photographed numerous bands, musicians, actors and sports stars including Pharrell, Liam Gallagher, Kobe Bryant, Ed Sheeran,[5] Nico Rosberg, Wiz Khalifa, Ian Brown, ASAP Ferg, Jamie Dornan, Rupert Grint, Lionel Messi, Leon Bridges and Ray Winston.[6][7]

In 2016, Bedford released his first publication in collaboration with Kasabian,[1] titled UNDERDOGS, which documented their two shows at The King Power Stadium in light of Leicester City winning the Premier League.[8] The book was a limited edition run of 500 which sold out in two days. He was then commissioned to shoot the band's album artwork for their For Crying Out Loud[9] record which released in 2017, knocking Ed Sheeran from the number one spot in the UK and giving Kasabian their fifth number one selling album.[10]

Bedford is currently represented by the photographic agency Making Pictures, London.[4][1]

Notes

References
  1. "Neil Bedford - Making Pictures - Artist - GoSee". www.gosee.us. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. "Kasabian and Neil Bedford present 'Underdogs' - SoccerBible". SoccerBible. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. Whitfield, Zoe. "Our Kid, Neil Bedford". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "Portrait Photography by Neil Bedford". photogrist.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. "Ed Sheeran: world tour by Neil Bedford". KINTZING. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. "Neil Bedford". Sound Matters. 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. "EDITORIAL: Ed Sheeran in Clash Magazine by Neil Bedford «  Making Pictures News". blog.making-pictures.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. Stone, Bryony (1 December 2016). "Exclusive: Kasabian's official photographer Neil Bedford takes us backstage". It's Nice That. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. Stone, Bryony (17 March 2017). "Exclusive: Aitor Throup on creating the artwork for Kasabian's sixth studio album". It's Nice That. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  10. "Aitor Throup's artwork for Kasabian album For Crying Out Loud". Creative Review. Retrieved 4 September 2017.


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