Norman Seeff (born March 5, 1939, in

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) is a

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and

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative process.

Early life and career

Seeff graduated with honors in science and art at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. At the age of 17, he was drafted as the youngest player in the South African national soccer league. Seeff qualified as a medical doctor in 1965. For three years he worked in emergency medicine at the

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, focusing on the management of

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. In 1968, he immigrated to the

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to pursue his creative passions and artistic abilities.

New York

Soon after Seeff arrived in

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, his photographs of the people he encountered on the streets of

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were discovered by the famed graphic designer

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. As the former Vice President of Creative Services at Columbia Records, Cato was renowned for his

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design which had won two

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s. Cato became an important mentor to Seeff and gave him his first major photographic assignment producing images for The Band's ''

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'' album. Seeff's iconic image of the group was re-produced as a poster inserted under the album's shrink wrap, which when unfolded, became a hugely popular collectors' item. This brought him immediate recognition and launched his career as a "rock" photographer. His early work also includes images of

Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in ...

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album '' Horses''. Called the "punk poe ...

Robert Mapplethorpe Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-p ...

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

as well as other New York City personalities. In 1971, Seeff spent a year as Professor of Photography at

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Los Angeles

At the end of 1971 and on the recommendation of Cato, Seeff relocated to Los Angeles to become creative director of

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. His innovative approach to collaborative art-direction resulted in multiple

nominations for graphic design. Two years later, he opened an independent studio on the 'strip' on

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. His photographic sessions soon became legendary and attracted audiences of 30–40 at each session, swelling to over 200 on some occasions. In his evolution as a photographer of public personalities, Seeff realized that to accomplish the vitality and authenticity he was looking for in his images required a paradigm shift in his interaction with artists and innovators. Creating the session as both a nurturing and challenging environment for a co-creative relationship with artists, it evolved as a laboratory for the exploration of the fundamental dynamics of creativity from the "inside" out. Responding to the emotional authenticity and depth of the creative communication between himself and artists, Seeff brought a film crew into a session for the first time in 1975, beginning with

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. For Seeff, the session became the art-form itself, transforming into a multi-disciplinary process of photography, filmmaking and creative communication. Shifting his focus from ends to means and creating an authentic experience in the moment revealed that optimal experience flowed elegantly into optimal performance. For Seeff it was a personal paradigm shift in his understanding of the creative process. Seeff has documented over 500 sessions with artists of many disciplines including musicians, actors, writers, directors, actors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and politicians. He has interacted with creators and innovators including

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, Guthrie Thomas,

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and

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Television commercials

In 1990, Seeff applied the spontaneous and co-creative approach he had developed during his photo sessions to working with actors in television commercials. During the 1990s, he became an acclaimed, award-winning director of hundreds of national commercials for major brands including

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and

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Recent work

Seeff returned to photography and the documentation of his sessions in 1999 in order to produce a documentary exploration of the artist's journey for the opening of

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and sessions with the stars of

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and

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's many Nobel Science Laureates. It was the latter assignment that led to Seeff being invited to work with the

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space explorers at the

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( JPL) and to the production of his documentary film ''Triumph of the Dream.'' The documentary reveals the human face of the Mars Exploration mission that landed two rovers on

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in 2004. In the film, Seeff uses the Seven Stage Dynamic of the Creative Process he developed in his photo sessions as the underlying

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. Seeff's recent sessions have included an exploration of the world of

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with participants of the 2013

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and the production of a web series for

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Media House.

Exploration of creativity

As a consequence of 35 years of research and development of creativity in action, Seeff has developed a body of content exploring the roots of creativity, innovation and optimal performance and has identified schematics describing the archetypes of the creative process that function across all creative disciplines. The fundamental tenet of his work is that all creation is sourced in the inner resources of consciousness and that everyone has access to the same innate resources. Seeff views himself as a conduit for the voices of the hundreds of creative and innovative individuals working at the higher reaches of human potential he has interacted with over many decades. He is now preparing this multi-media and multi-disciplinary content for global release via multiple interactive digital platforms.

Personal life

Seeff lives in

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with his wife Sue Kiel and works out of his studio in Burbank. He has two children. His daughter
Tai Power Seeff
whom he shared with actress

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, is a photographer.

Famous photographs

1.)

1969 : Seeff and Mapplethorpe met soon after Seeff first arrived in New York and Mapplethorpe asked Seeff if he could

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some of his prints. Seeff loved what Mapplethorpe had done and offered to photograph Mapplethorpe and Smith.Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe
''

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''. Retrieved on 2010-10-02. These shots have been featured widely since the release of Smith's book "

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".Patti Smith discusses her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe

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. Retrieved on 2010-15-02. 2.) The Band 1969 : Seeff was commissioned by the late

to take the liner images for The Band's 1970 release ''

''. However Cato loved Seeff's image so much it became the major design feature of the album as a poster insert. The poster rapidly became a collector's item and helped launch Seeff's career as one of rock n roll's leading photographers and album cover designers. 3.)

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1970 : Seeff photographed Taylor who was building a home on

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. Taylor and singer-songwriter

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

were later to live in the house. 4.)

1970 : Seeff photographed Warhol and members of

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in Warhol's space in New York. 5.)

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

1971 : Seeff photographed Jagger and

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for the ''

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'' album, in which Seeff was the

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. 6.)

Keith Richards Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943), often referred to during the 1960s and 1970s as "Keith Richard", is an English musician and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the co-founder, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-princi ...

1971 : Seeff also took a number of individual shots of Richards during the ''Exile on Main Street'' shoot. 7.)

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1971 : The Stones commissioned Seeff to shoot an iconic series of 12 images that were featured as an insert of 12 postcards. The postcards are to be re-released in 2010. 8.)

Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack (; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guit ...

1972 : Seeff worked with Womack numerous times, but perhaps the best known photograph by Seeff of Womack is featured on the cover of his 1972 album ''

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''. 9.)

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of music ...

1974 : Seeff shot his iconic image of Davis who at the time was recovering from a throat condition and had just come off stage. 10.)

Sly Stone Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the ...

1974 : Seeff's shot of Sly Stone kissing his then wife Kathy Silva was included in the

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2009 exhibitionExhibitions: Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present

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. Retrieved on 2010-23-02. 11.)

1974 : Seeff's cover shot of

dressed in a teddy for her ''

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'' album was thought to be 'racy' and was featured in Sheila Weeler's book ''Girls Like Us''.''Girls Like Us''

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Retrieved on 2010-23-02. In fact it came from a series of shots of Simon doing yoga poses. 12.)

1974 : Much has been written about Seeff's shoot with Kiss for their 1974 album '' Hotter Than Hell'' although by all reports, it is more fiction than

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. 13.)

1975 : Seeff was a great admirer of the artistry of both Ike and Tina and many of his shots from this session illustrate the edge in their relationship. This session was the first that Seeff documented on

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. 14.)

1975 & 1976 : Seeff had a long working relationship with Mitchell with whom he did 7 sessions. 15.)

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1976 : This series of shots features

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in his late teens. 16.)

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1976 : Seeff photographed Zappa multiple times. The images were used for album cover art (see cover of ''

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'') and were featured extensively in th
February 1994 issue of ''Musician magazine''
in observation of Zappa's recent passing in late 1993. Prior to his death, Seeff's photos of Zappa and his daughter

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were also featured in a 1989 ''

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'' article. 17.)

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

1976 : This session was also filmed on

. 18.)

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

1976 : Seeff shot

for her album '' I'd Rather Believe in You''. The shots captured Cher's iconic '70s look. 19.)

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1976 : Seeff shot the Eagles for their album ''

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''. 20.)

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (19 ...

1976 : Seeff photographed and filmed Travolta who was preparing for his starring role in the 1977 film ''

Saturday Night Fever ''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American dance drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian-American man from the Brooklyn borough of New York. Manero spends his ...

''. 21.)

Gregg Allman Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Br ...

1977 : Seeff shot a series of images of Cher and Gregg Allman while they were married. 22.)

1977 : This series of images demonstrate the amazing physical comedic talent of Martin early in his career. The images were used as album cover art for his 1977 album '' Let's Get Small''. 23.)

Zubin Mehta Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the foun ...

1977 : During the shoot, Mehta asked Seeff to play classical music at full volume to illustrate that it could outperform rock 'n' roll. 23.)

Van Morrison Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards. As a teenager in t ...

1977 : This shoot of Morrison performing in a private concert was also filmed on

. Morrison considers it one of his best examples of performance footage. 24.)

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1978 : Seeff's shots of Santana were taken for the ''

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'' album. 25.)

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

1978 : Seeff shot Cash on several occasions, including the cover for Cash's 1984 album '' Biggest Hits''. 26.)

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...

1978 : Taken for the ''

Tusk Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canine teeth, as with pigs and walruses, or, in the case of elephants, elongated incisors. Tusks share c ...

'' album, Seeff's images of Fleetwood Mac illustrate the charisma and intensity of relationships between the members of the band. 27.)

Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including Rock music, rock, Rhythm and blues, R&B ...

1978 : Taken for Jones' first album release that broke her into the music business. 28.)

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

1978 : Taken for the ''

Hot Streets ''Hot Streets'' is the tenth studio album (twelfth overall) by the American band Chicago, released in 1978. In many ways, ''Hot Streets'' marked the beginning of a new era for the band, turning to disco music, a move which would be derided i ...

'' album, this was the first and only time Chicago had a photo of the band on the cover. 29.)

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...

1979 : Taken for the ''

Women and Children First ''Women and Children First'' is the third studio album by American Rock music, rock band Van Halen, released on March 26, 1980, on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Ted Templeman and engineered by Donn Landee, it was the first Van Halen album no ...

'' album. 30.) Boomtown Rats 1979 : Featuring

Bob Geldof Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Rock music in Ireland, Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved ...

was shot for a ''

'' article on new music. 31.) Blondie 1979 : Seeff photographed the band for their album ''

Eat to the Beat ''Eat to the Beat'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 28, 1979, by Chrysalis Records. The album was certified Platinum in the United States, where it spent a year on the ''Billboard'' 200. Peakin ...

''. 32.)

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

1979 : Mayfield wrote an original song during the filmed photo session. 33.)

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his ca ...

1981 : Seeff photographed Belushi both alone and as part of

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respective ...

. 34.) Sir Francis Crick 1982 : Seeff photographed the Nobel Prize winner, the discover of the

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, both at the

Salk Institute for Biological Studies The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute located in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, U.S. The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vacci ...

and at his home. 35.)

1983 : Seeff was asked to take a series of images of Turner as she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning with her 1983 single " Let's Stay Together", which featured Seeff's image on the cover. The photo session with Tina was filmed and featured spontaneous live performances. 36.)

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...

1984 : Seeff's shot Quincy Jones with his daughter at his home and was featured in the 2009 book ''The Art & Soul of Quincy Jones''. 37.)

1984 : Seeff shot Jobs at the

HQ in

Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,8 ...

, and also at Jobs' home in Woodside. These are iconic images of the young Steve Jobs in the early days of

's success and one was chosen by

Walter Isaacson Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, ...

for the cover of his biography that was released in October 2011. Soon after Jobs' death, Seeff's shots also ran on the covers of ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

'' as well as ''

TIME magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on Mar ...

''Time.com
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1985 : The classic image was used by

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

on the album ''

Genius Loves Company ''Genius Loves Company'' is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004, on Concord Records. Billboard.com: Discography - Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company Nielsen Business Medi ...

''. 39.)

1985 : Seeff interviewed and photographed Huston for a series on American film directors. One of the photographs from this session was used by Apple for their "Think Different" campaign and appeared on giant billboards across America. 40.)

1986 : Seeff photographed and filmed their conversation on the creative process for a series on American film directors. 41.)

1986 : Seeff's photograph of Wilder greets patrons to th
Billy Wilder Theater
at the

Hammer Museum The Hammer Museum, which is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, is an art museum and cultural center known for its artist-centric and progressive array of exhibitions and public programs. Founded in 1990 by the entrepreneur- ...

in Los Angeles. 42.)

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and ...

1986 : Shot for a series on American film directors including an image which became
US Postal Service stamp
43.)

1986 : Seeff photographed and filmed Fosse for a series on American film directors. 44.)

David Crosby David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...

1986 : From a shoot with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. 45.)

Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, activist, filmmaker and actor. In a career spanning over six decades, Mailer ...

1988 : Seeff photographed an entire issue of ''

Esquire magazine ''Esquire'' is an American men's magazine. Currently published in the United States by Hearst Communications, it also has more than 20 international editions. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under t ...

'' on authors, which included Mailer. 46.)

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...

1989 : Seeff shot the photographic session for their album ''

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''. The session was also documented. 47.)

Steve Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano, and percussion. ...

1989 : Photographed during the session for Aerosmith's album ''Pump''.

Record cover design and photography

From 1969 onward Seeff contributed photography and art directed and designed hundreds of record coversNorman Seeff Discography at Discogs
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Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...

, Womanhood (album) (1978, Photography;)

Only Lonely Sometimes ''Only Lonely Sometimes'' is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as a ...

(1980, Photography.) The Band, ''

'': Photography 196

Ike & Tina, '' What You Hear is What You Get – Live at Carnegie Hall'': Art Direction & Photography 1971

, ''

'': Art Direction & Photography 1971

, : Art Direction & Photography 1972

, ''

Court and Spark ''Court and Spark'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements. It was an immediate commercial and critical success— ...

'': Photography 1972 Ike & Tina, ''

Let Me Touch Your Mind ''Let Me Touch Your Mind'' is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner released on United Artists Records in 1973. Recording and release ''Let Me Touch Your Mind'' was recorded at the Turners' Bolic Sound studio in 1972. The album package was design ...

'': Art Director, Design & Videographs 1973

Leo Kottke Leo Kottke (born September 11, 1945) is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including parti ...

, '' My Feet are Smiling'': Photography 1973

, '' Hotter Than Hell'': Art Direction & Photography 1974

John Klemmer John T. Klemmer (born July 3, 1946) is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began playing guitar at the age of five and alto saxophone at the age of 11. His other ear ...

, ''

Touch In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch (haptic perception), as well as temperature (thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It is ...

'': Design & Photography 1974

Rufus Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politician * Rufus Al ...

, '' Rufusized'': Photography 1974

, '' Hissing of Summer Lawns'': Photography 1975

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...

, '' Breakaway'': Photography 1975

, ''

'': Photography and Design 1975

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million re ...

, '' That's the Way of the World'': Photography 1975

, ''

'': Photography 1975

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

, '' I am Music'': Photography 1975

Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor ( née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" ( ...

, '' Experience Gloria Gaynor'': Photography 1975

, '' Hejira'': Photography 1976

, '' In the Pocket'': Photography 1976

, ''

'': Photography 1976

Andy Gibb Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He was the younger brother of Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, who went on to form the Bee Gees. Gibb came to pr ...

, '' Flowing Rivers'': Photography 1977

Godiego are a Japanese rock band, consisting of keyboardist and composer Mickie Yoshino, vocalist Yukihide Takekawa, guitarist Takami Asano and Yoji Yoshizawa, bassist Steve Fox, and drummer Tommy Snyder. Over their 40-year career (with hiatuses), Go ...

, ''

Dead End Dead End or dead end may refer to: * Dead end (street), a street connected only at one end with other streets, called by many other official names, including ''cul-de-sac''. Film and television * ''The Dead End'' (1914 film), directed by Davi ...

'': photography 1977

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

, ''Reach for It'': Photography 1977

, ''

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is a 1977 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Her ninth album, it is unusual for its experimental style, expanding even further on the jazz-influenced sound of Mitchell's previous recordings. ...

'': Photography 1977

, ''

'': Design, Art Director & Photography 1978

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fi ...

, '' Magic in Your Eyes'': Photography 1978

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...

, ''

Basic BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The original version was created by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College ...

'': Photography 1978

, "Don't Let Go": Photography 1978

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, "

": Design & Photography 1978

Captain & Tennille Captain & Tennille were American recording artists whose primary success occurred in the 1970s. The husband-and-wife team were "Captain" Daryl Dragon (1942–2019) and Toni Tennille (born 1940). They have five albums certified gold or platinu ...

, ''

Dream A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...

'': Photography 1978

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1970s and 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and " ...

& Tim Weisberg, ''

Twin Sons of Different Mothers ''Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It's also a collaborative album with jazz flautist Tim Weisberg, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). It was the first of two collaborations b ...

'': Photography 1978 Foreigner, ''

Double Vision Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus under regular conditions, and is often v ...

'': Design & Photography 1978 Rufus & Chaka Kahn, ''

Street Player ''Street Player'' is the sixth studio album by funk band Rufus (band), Rufus (and their fourth album featuring singer Chaka Khan), released on the ABC Records label in 1978. ''Street Player'' was the band's third album to top ''Billboard (magazi ...

'': Photography 1978

Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...

, ''

Nightingale The common nightingale, rufous nightingale or simply nightingale (''Luscinia megarhynchos''), is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song. It was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is no ...

'': Photography 1979

, ''

'': Photography 1979

, '' Make Your Move'': Photography 1979

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...

, '' Tear Me Apart'': Design & Photography 1979 Blondie, ''

'': Design & Photography 1979

England Dan & John Ford Coley England Dan & John Ford Coley were an American soft rock duo composed of Dan Seals, Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Ford Coley, John Edward "John Ford" Coley, active throughout the 1970s. Native Texas, Texans, they are best known for t ...

, '' Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive'': Design & Photography 1979

, '' Heartbeat'': Photography 1979

, ''

Into the Music ''Into the Music'' is the 11th studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and was released in August 1979. It includes "Bright Side of the Road", which peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, and other songs in which Mor ...

'': Photography & Design 1979

, ''

'': Photography 1980

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, pla ...

, '' Give Me the Night'': Photography 1980

Carpenters Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters t ...

, ''

Lovelines ''Lovelines'' is the posthumous thirteenth studio album by American music duo Carpenters, the second Carpenters album released after the death of Karen Carpenter. It was released in 1989 and is a compilation album assembled by Richard Carpenter ...

'': Photography 1981, album release 1989

, ''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...

": Photography 1980

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

, ''

Jarreau (album) ''Jarreau'' is the sixth studio album by Al Jarreau, released in 1983. It was his third consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Jazz charts, while also placing at #4 on the R&B album charts and #13 on the Billboard 200. In 1984 the album received f ...

'': Photography 1983

, " Let's Stay Together": Photography 1983

, '' Biggest Hits'': Photography 1984

, '' Dog Eat Dog'': Photography 1985

Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five RIAA certification, gold records and three Grammy Awards ...

& Nancy Wilson, ''

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'': Photography 1984

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'': Photography 1995

Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group ...

, '' The Way I See It'': Photography 2008

Books

Seeff's first book, ''Hot Shots'', published in 1974, was awarded the New York Art Directors Club Gold Medal for photography. His second book, ''Sessions'', was published in 1988. In December 2018, he released ''JONI: THE JONI MITCHELL SESSIONS'' featuring images and insights from 12 sessions with the legendary artist from 1972 to 1985.

References

External links

Norman Seeff's website
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