Who is Jason Fraser?
Jason Fraser is one of Britain's most favoured and respected
photojournalists
His work I have found out can be bought at Peter Harrington
www.peterharrington.com
http://www.peterharrington.co.UK/store/category/Jason-fraser/
and
ARTnet
http://www.artnet.com/galleries/Exhibitions.asp?gid=118130&cid=213971
From Peter Harrington website...
Born in 1966, Jason Fraser's love of photography began at the
age of three, when he received his first camera, a Box Brownie,
which sits above his fireplace in his London home. This early start
served him well, as he went on to have his first front cover image
printed at the age of fourteen (Private Eye, an image of Maggie and
Dennis Thatcher) and then another, for The Sun newspaper, at the
age of fifteen.
This was the start of arguably Britain's most stellar career in
photojournalism. Fraser's talent and charm gained him unprecedented
access to an almost endless list of the world's rich, powerful and
elite. He has had official private access to three of Britain's
prime ministers, photographed Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Mikhail
Gorbachev and Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was present at the Greenham
Common protests, and got the photographs of the first missile
arriving at the base. His unique access extended to members of the
royal family, resulting in iconic images such as Princess Diana
tenderly cradling a young Prince Harry in a moment of captured
serenity. Fraser was named one of the "20 most powerful celebrity
makers" in 2008 by the Observer Magazine.
Not all of Fraser's access to high-profile figures has been
official and authorised. He has risked his life on many occasions
to gain shots of historic and political importance. He has been at
the journalistic forefront of world catastrophes such as IRA
atrocities, the Air India bombing and the capsizing of the Herald
of Free Enterprise. Fraser was also responsible for the first
photograph of Carlos the Jackal to appear shortly before his arrest
after twenty years in hiding.
Fraser has also been an avid archivist and supporter of popular
culture. He was the official and only aerial photographer for Live
Aid in 1985 and has photographed celebrities such as David Bowie on
the QE2 (one of the very last sessions Bowie gave), fresh faced
Paul and Linda McCartney both beaming with joy in matching
overcoats, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey on numerous occasions at home
in the States, in London hotel suites, etc, a suited and booted
Shane McGowan, Kirsty McColl looking like a china doll, George
Michael for the opening of the new Wembley Stadium and Britney
Spears in her earlier and happier years as a pop star; all were
private sessions, except for Paul and Linda leaving the Dorchester.
John Lennon's piano on which Lennon composed Imagine is one of
Fraser's favourite object images: the piano was well worn with John
Lennon's cigarette burns visible on the side of the keyboard.
Fraser himself is a classical pianist.
Fraser has long-standing ties with France and attended the Lycée
Français Charles de Gaulle in London. In 2006 he re-launched and
redesigned the iconic French newspaper France Soir to great
acclaim. He has one daughter Helena, aged fifteen, who lives in
London.
At the end of August 2007, Fraser was diagnosed with the
life-threatening disease Wegener's granulomatosis. This is a very
rare disease, which occurs in 10 people per million per year. He is
extremely fortunate to be under the care of Professor Graham R V
Hughes MD FRCP in London. He and his team, which includes Dr
Christopher Edwards, senior lecturer, are still looking after
Fraser today. Fraser has undergone chemotherapy and continues
treatment for this rare and life-changing disease today.
Fraser and Peter Harrington are giving a proportion of the net
sales to Lupus UK.
