ABOUT

Paul Berriff is an award winning fine art photographer who has been behind the camera for 53 years. Paul started his photographic career in Yorkshire, England when he was 16 years old photographing the emerging British pop scene. He has photographed legendary bands such as The Beatles , Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and among  the solo artists, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Orbison and Marianne Faithfull. Berriff is also a television documentary maker and has been presented with over 18 international awards for his work including two BAFTA’s for Best Documentary and a BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography.  Paul has escaped death four times whilst in pursuit of the perfect image. He was blown off a volcano in Central America during an eruption, escaped from a major helicopter crash in the Scottish mountains, jumped from a sinking ship in the North Sea and was knocked unconscious and survived the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York during the 9/11 attacks.

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Paul prefers monochrome images and still uses his Rolleiflex medium format camera as well as his Nikon F 35mm and Speed Graphic  5 x 4 cameras which he used to photograph The Beatles and other rock legends in the 60’s. Paul particular likes the grain produced by film which he says gives the subject a more appealing and natural look.

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Exhibition 

Paul’s Beatles and rock legends photographs have been exhibited around the world in:
- Carnegie Hall, New York
- San Francisco Museum of Science
- San Francisco Art Exchange
- Memphis Museum of Pop Music
- Museum of music, Prague
- Menier Gallery, London

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