| Donna Santisi | |
| Birth Place: | New Jersey |
| Nationality: | American |
| Known For: | Photography |
Donna Santisi is an American photographer. Her work has appeared in Slash, New York Rocker and Creem.[1]
Santisi first became interested in photography in college.[2] She saw Janis Joplin multiple times and the desire grew to document the experience.[3] Santisi received a BS in Business Administration from Rider University[4] but after experiencing the punk scene of Los Angeles Santisi devoted herself to photography.[4]
The first bands Santisi photographed were The Shangri-Las and The Young Rascals.[2]
Her seminal punk photography collection[4] documenting the LA new wave and punk rock scene, Ask The Angels, was published in 1978.[3] An expanded edition was published in 2010.[5]
Santisi shot the cover for The Cramps's album Psychedelic Jungle,[4] provided photography for the inner sleeves of The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads by Talking Heads[6] and Learning to Crawl by The Pretenders,[7] among other album covers and sleeve inserts.[1] Her photography was used for the cover of Kelly Johnson's biography Surviving My Friends: The Official Kelly Johnson Story.[8]
Santisi is predominately a nature photographer now.[3]