Steve Hiett

Steve Hiett 1940 – 28 August 2019 Was An English Photographer Guitarist Singer And Songwriter Based In Paris. From 1957 Hiett Studied Painting At Worthing Art School. In 1959 He Changed To Brighton Art School To Study Graphic Design He Also Began Studying Photography. After Studying He Joined A Psych/pop Band The Pyramids. This Experience Led To Him Photographing Jimi Hendrix Backstage In The 1970s. In Addition Hiett Began A Series Of Photos Of Empty Suburban Streets That Resulted In His First Book Pleasure Places Flash Books 1975 . In 1968 He Began His Career As A Fashion Photographer For Nova Magazine. In 1972 He Moved To Paris And His Work Began To Be Published Regularly In Marie Claire Vogue Elle And Other Magazines. Citation Needed During The 1980s He Worked As A Photographer And Developed His Signature Style Of Over-Saturated Images Off-Centre Framing And Dazzling Flash. In The Same Period He Made A Guitar Solo Album In Japan For Sony/CBS Down On The Road By The Beach Accompanied By A Photo Book. He Said "I Just Loved Writing Music And Playing Guitar. When All That Came To A Close For Various Reasons I Still Took My Guitar With Me Where Ever I Went. In The 80’s I Made A Guitar Album In Japan And Also Played On Some French Tv Commercials And Actually Had A Hit On A Record In France By The Singer Valli Which I Co Produced And Played Guitar On. I Am Still Working At Playing Guitar And Writing Music." In The 1990s Hiett Moved To New York City And Did Graphic Design And Typography. There He Met Carla Sozzani Who Invited Him To Return To Paris And Work For Vogue Italia. He Said "I Then Realised There Was A Whole New World Of Fashion Magazines. And My Career As A Fashion Photographer Seemed To Start All Over Again. My Style Has Evolved With The New Digital Technology But I Guess It Still Looks Almost The Same." In 2014 He Led The Judging Of The Photography Category At The Hyeres Festival During Which A Retrospective Entitled Steve Hiett The Song Remains The Same Was Held At Villa Noailles. Hiett Photographed Celebrities As Jimi Hendrix Sophia Loren The Beach Boys The Doors Miles Davis Uma Thurman Diane Kruger Nathalie Wood Julie Driscoll The Rolling Stones Sandie Shaw Joni Mitchell And The Hollies. He Worked For The Fashion Magazines Marie Claire Vogue Italia The Face Vogue France Vogue China Vogue Russia Vogue Spain Harper's Bazaar Visionnaire Hunger Nova Elle And Glamour. He Worked For The Brands Roberto Cavalli Guy Laroche Oscar De La Renta Spoon Big And Piaget. read less