Neal Preston Art
American, b. 1952
Neal Preston is one of the most highly respected photographers in the history of the music industry. His career in photography, which started in high school and continues to the present, has spanned more than four decades. Through his body of work, Preston has made a significant contribution to the pop culture history of multiple generations. His archive stands as one of the music industry’s single most elite and extensive photographic collections. For years, his photographs have appeared in every conceivable media outlet: on the covers and pages of hundreds of world-class magazines, newspapers and books; on television shows; in feature films and documentaries; in Broadway show programs and billboards; in print and electronic advertisements; and on innumerable vinyl and CD/DVD packages. He was also the key contributor to VH-1’s acclaimed “Behind the Music” documentary series, providing over 1,000 still photos used in over 50 episodes.
Although Preston is best known in rock circles as Led Zeppelin’s U.S. tour photographer in the mid-1970’s, his rock-and-roll travels have taken him around the world visiting Russia with Billy Joel; Japan with Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Duran Duran; China with Wham!; South Africa with Whitney Houston; Canada with Heart; and Mexico and South America with Queen in 1981 and 2015.
In 1985, Preston was chosen as one of the official photographers for Bob Geldof’s “Live Aid” concert at London’s Wembley Stadium.
In 1988 his association with Bruce Springsteen helped land him the job as official tour photographer for Amnesty International’s legendary “Conspiracy of Hope”tour, a five-week world trek in which Sting, Peter Gabriel and Tracy Chapman appeared along with Springsteen.
In 1980 he began a 30-year-long relationship with “People Magazine” and to this day remains the most-assigned photographer in its history, with almost 700 shoot days to his credit.
After joining the International Cinematographers Guild in 1999, Preston served as both the unit and special photographer for the feature films “Almost Famous,” “Vanilla Sky,” “Elizabethtown,” “We Bought a Zoo” and “Aloha” and recently completed work on Season 1 of the Showtime television series “Roadies” (all directed by Cameron Crowe). In addition to creating the key art for those projects, Preston also provided photos used in the feature films “61,” “Singles,” “Laurel Canyon” and “Pick of Destiny,” among others.
In June of 2010 Preston cemented a relationship with the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, becoming the first photographer to mount a one-man exhibition of his work on the premises. His work was part of the Hard Rock’s permanent memorabilia collection.
Preston’s work has been displayed at such elite institutions as the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., the National Gallery in London, England, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. His iconic photograph of Freddie Mercury is part of the permanent photo exhibit at the new Wembley Stadium in London, and close to 100 of Preston’s photographs adorn the walls of the newly renovated Forum in Inglewood, California.(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Item Ships From: South Carolina
Artist: Neal Preston
Jimmy Page in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1977
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Co-signed photograph by both Jimmy Page and Neal Preston. limited in an edition of 50 prints, each 16x20" Fine Art Photographic Print is individually numbered and has been hand-sign...
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20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks standing on a rooftop in Venice, CA. 1981
Limited Edition of 50.
Signed on bottom right by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Jimmy Page "Cigarette"
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Jimmy Page on stage together in 1977.
Photograph by Neal Preston
Photograph signed and numbered.
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20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks backstage in Venice, CA. 1981
Signed and numbered by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Bob Marley
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Bob Marley, Santa Monica, California December 2, 1979
Signed and numbered by Neal Preston
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks standing on a rooftop in Venice, CA. 1981
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Freddie Mercury on stage during the Magic tour. Wembley Stadium, UK. 1986.
Signed on bottom right by photographer.
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20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Freddie Mercury in South America
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Freddie Mercury on tour in South America. 1978
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Freddie Mercury at Wembley
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Freddie Mercury performing at Wembley Stadium. London, UK. 1986
Limited Edition of 50.
Signed and numbered by the photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fleetwood Mac
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Fleetwood Mac backstage in Oakland, CA. 1976
Limited Edition. Signed on bottom right by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks standing on a rooftop in Venice, CA. 1981
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimmy Page
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Jimmy Page performing on stage. Indianapolis, IN, 1975
Photograph by Neal Preston. Signed by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Led Zeppelin "Explosions"
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Led Zeppelin on stage in 1977. "Explosions"
Photograph by Neal Preston
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fleetwood Mac
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Fleetwood Mac backstage in Oakland, CA. 1976
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
David Bowie
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
David Bowie at Radio City Music Hall, NYC February 14, 1973.
Category
1970s Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lynyrd Skynyrd
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Lynyrd Skynyrd rehearsing at the Fox Theater. Atlanta, GA. 1975
Limited Edition.
Signed on bottom right by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks backstage in dressing room Venice, CA. 1981
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on Starship
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page sitting on the tour plane together in 1975. Photograph by Neal Preston
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on stage together in 1975. Photograph by Neal Preston
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
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Archival Pigment
Jimmy Page
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Jimmy Page performing on stage. Indianapolis, IN, 1975
Photograph by Neal Preston. Signed by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ronnie Van Zandt
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Ronnie Van Zandt rehearsing at the Fox Theater. Atlanta, GA. 1975
Limited Edition.
Signed on bottom right by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gregg Allman
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Portrait of Gregg Allman.
1973
Signed by photographer.
Larger sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ronnie Van Zandt
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Ronnie Van Zandt rehearsing at the Fox Theater. Atlanta, GA. 1975
Open Edition photograph in 11x14 inch size. Limited Edition on larger sizes.
Signed on ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fleetwood Mac
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Fleetwood Mac backstage at Oakland Coliseum. 1976
Category
20th Century Contemporary Neal Preston Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Jimmy Page drinking Jack Daniels backstage. Indianapolis, IN, 1975
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