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Photographs and Music
Introduction


  "Sometimes you can connect with your subject in an excitingly fruitful way. David Byrne of Talking Heads fame was a joy to work with. We said very little. Yet the empathy was real, for he instinctively knew what I wanted to do.
 
David Byrne, London 1998 - © copyright Peter Williams.


 
The empathy was real, for he instinctively knew what I wanted to do


  I photographed him using wide-angle lens with sun streaming through a glass box like enclosure on a roof. I shot four rolls of film.


  Herbie Hancock - © copyright Peter Williams.
That sort of experience gave me an insight into how Barbara Morgan achieved so much in the 30s photographing Martha Graham, the innovatory dancer. The pictures were personal, private and intuitive with very little staginess; they were two people who understood one another.



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Photographs and Music




Photographs on this page (left to right, descending):
David Byrne, London 1998 - © copyright Peter Williams.
Herbie Hancock - © copyright Peter Williams.



Photograph of Jacqueline du Pré & Daniel Barenboim, is © copyright Clive Barda. All other photographs in this article are © copyright Peter Williams. The images used in this article may not be copied or reproduced without the express permission of the copyright holder.
Introduction Peter Williams The Setting What comes first? Revelations Partnerships What does it take?