Who is Jason Fraser?

Answer 1

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.