Roger Sargent (photographer) explained

Roger Sargent (born 1970 in London) is a British photographer known for his work with bands and musicians.

Sargent graduated with a documentary photography degree at Newport College.[1]

Sargent has worked as a music photographer for NME, Melody Maker, ID Magazine, Rolling Stone, MOJO and The Guardian and was awarded the outstanding contribution to music photography at the 2007 Record of the Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR.[2] In 2012 he received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography Award at the NME awards.[3]

He has photographed many bands and musicians, in both live and photoshoot settings, with photographs being used for press, promotional purposes and album covers, including The Libertines, The Charlatans, Blur, Richard Ashcroft, Suede, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Cat Power, AC/DC, Liam Gallagher, Kasabian, Trampolene, Reverend & the Makers, Ash, Sleeper, Bob Mould, Fatboy Slim[4] [5] [6]

Roger Sargent has had major photography exhibitions in London, including Oasis "Beentheredonethat" in 2002,[7] "Future Legends" and "The Libertines - Boys in the Band" in 2013.[8] [9]

Sargent has filmed and directed many music videos, for bands including The Libertines,[10] [11] Suede, Trampolene,[12] Baxter Dury,[13] Slaves, Sleaford Mods.[14]

In 2012, Sargent's full-length documentary "The Libertines - There Are No Innocent Bystanders" was released.[15] This was followed in 2014 by a shorter "visual history" film of The Libertines, screened before their reunion Hyde Park show.[16]

In 2016, "Night Thoughts", Sargent's film made to accompany Suede's album of the same name was released.[17]

In 2019 Sargent's film "All At Sea", documenting the recording of the Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres self-titled album was released as a DVD to accompany the cd version of the album, and subsequently added to Doherty's Youtube channel.[18]

Sargent's photographs feature in the 2006 biography The Libertines - Bound Together which he co-produced with writer and music journalist Anthony Thornton.[19]

In 2020, Sargent was featured on a Sky Arts documentary "Icon: Music Through the Lens".[20]

A virtual exhibition of Sargent's archive of Libertines photographs launched on 17 July 2021 at Snap Galleries.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Sargent | IFFR.
  2. Web site: Twitter. Press Gazette. 2007-12-11. Roger Sargent: His pictures, his words. 2021-04-25. Press Gazette. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2012-09-03. NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots. 2021-04-25. NME. en-GB.
  4. Web site: ReadingOtherPeople. 2016-02-26. An Interview with Premier Photographer to the British Stars: Roger Sargent. 2021-05-02. Reading Other People. en.
  5. Web site: 2012-09-03. NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots. 2021-05-02. NME. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Roger Sargent Credits. 2021-05-02. AllMusic. en.
  7. Web site: Limited. Alamy. Stock Photo - Beentheredonethat Exhibition - Big Brother's Sandy Cumming. 2021-06-27. Alamy. en.
  8. Web site: 2005-04-14. Snapper's delight. 2021-04-25. the Guardian. en.
  9. Web site: 2013-07-17. Rock'n'roll free spirits. 2021-04-25. The Independent. en.
  10. Web site: Roger Sargent on life with The Libertines. 2021-04-25. www.gigwise.com.
  11. Web site: The Libertines 'Heart Of The Matter' by Roger Sargent Videos Promonews. 2021-05-02. Promonewstv. en.
  12. Web site: 2021-02-26. The Libertines' touring poet's band Trampolene debut video for 'Come Join Me In Life'. 2021-04-25. NME. en-GB.
  13. Web site: Talk about method acting, Baxter Dury got his head punched in for his new video. 2021-05-02. Loud And Quiet. en-US.
  14. Web site: Sleaford Mods share Roger Sargent directed video for 'Kebab Spider' - watch Gigwise. 2021-04-25. www.gigwise.com.
  15. Web site: 2012-01-25. The Libertines -"There Are No Innocent Bystanders" A film by Roger Sargent. 2021-04-25. The Peoples Movies. en-GB.
  16. Web site: 2014-11-27. The Libertines release short Roger Sargent-directed 'visual history' film online – watch. 2021-04-25. NME. en-GB.
  17. Web site: 2016-06-13. 'Night Thoughts' by Suede. 2021-04-25. Wales Arts Review. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2020-04-04. New film documenting Pete Doherty's most recent album coming tonight. 2021-04-25. NME. en-GB.
  19. Web site: 2009-04-01. The Libertines: Bound Together, by Anthony Thornton & Roger. 2021-05-02. The Independent. en.
  20. Web site: 2020-10-28. Icon: Music Through the Lens takes a fascinating look at music photography. 2021-05-02. Vinyl Chapters. en-US.
  21. Web site: White. Guy. 2021-06-21. The Libertines by Roger Sargent. 2021-07-23. Snap Galleries Limited. en-US.

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