Blondie in Camera 1978

About the author

Martyn Goddard studied photography at Harrow College of Art. After graduating in 1974, he assisted leading Rock photographer Gered Mankowitz before launching his own freelance career with several assignments photographing Queen. He became part of the New Wave music scene of the seventies, working with acts such as Blondie, The Jam, Sham 69 and The Cure to name a few. He has contributed or staged several photography exhibitions, including Blondie in Camera 1978 and The Jam: About the Young Idea 2015. In the late 1970’s, he was invited to contribute to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine, where his first major assignment was a cover and feature shoots of Debbie Harry in New York. He went on to shoot some of the great personalities of the music and arts world. In recent years, he has moved to a digital platform, becoming an active photo-blogger and content provider, as well as producing travel features and images for Media groups in UK, Europe and USA, in addition to cataloguing and preserving his extensive archive of rock bands and musicians.

Summary

Blondie in Camera 1978 beautifully presents the most celebrated photos of the late 1970s' biggest breakthrough band.

Product details

• Authors: Martyn Goddard
• Assisted by: Martyn Goddard (Photographer)
• Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2025
• EAN: 9781788843140
• ISBN: 978-1-78884-314-0
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 277 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Punk, Funk, Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen, Pop, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Disco, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Portraits & Selfies, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrity, eintauchen, musicphotography, rockmusic, newwave, Americanbands, BestofBlondie, HeartofGlass, DebbieHarry