Ross Halfin

Alice Cooper, 2011

Ross Halfin (born August 11, 1957) is a British rock and roll photographer. He began his career working for Sounds magazine in the 1970s, shooting various artists on the punk scene including The Clash, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, 999 and The Adverts. After linking up with writers Geoff Barton and Peter Makowski, Halfin moved on to working mainly in the United States with bands like AC/DC, UFO, Rush, Journey, Aerosmith and Black Sabbath.^[1][2]

Halfin started Kerrang! magazine in 1980 with Barton and produced images of bands from that era, he has toured extensively with many bands, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age and The Mars Volta, to name just a few.

In the VH1 series Behind the Music, Halfin was one of the people most often interviewed.

These days Ross works mainly as a freelance photographer and also shoots travel photography and the film industry. He has shot numerous album covers and published several books on bands including Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Black Crowes, Iron Maiden and Metallica and now his first travel book - ROSS HALFIN TRAVELS.

Ross Halfin Travels comes in three editions, the normal "Collectors" edition, a more expensive "Deluxe" edition of 250 copies only and the ultra-rare "Writer's" edition of which there are only 60 copies. This edition is signed by all five main contributors including Jimmy Page of Led Zep and sold out within 7 days of going on sale. Proceeds from the Writer's Edition are to aid relief in Japan following the recent earthquake and tsunami.

Halfin spends most of the year travelling the world but is still based in London.

References

External links

• Ross Halfin official website
• SuicideGirls Ross Halfin Interview By Garrett Faber
• 'Sojourner Ross Halfin Travels' - publishers site