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Steve Martin in Los Angeles in 1977. Photograph by Norman Seeff.
"When I relocated to LA as Creative Director of United Artist Records in 1971, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow on my street. Steve’s manager gave me a video of Steve sitting on a toilet telling jokes. I took it to the execs at UA. They looked at it and said they didn’t think he was funny and passed. I tried. My biggest problem in working with Steve was to hold the camera steady."
-Norman Seeff.
Print sizes and edition
Edition of 50 - Norman Seeff only produces 50 prints per negative.
22" x 28" paper size
30" x 43" paper size
38" x 50" paper size
44" x 64" paper size
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
MOAB Entrada Rag Natural paper
Signature
Hand signed by photographer in ink
About the photographer
Norman Seeff is a renowned photographer celebrated for his iconic portraits of music legends and cultural icons. After leaving his career as an emergency doctor in South Africa, Seeff moved to New York in 1968, where his photography quickly gained recognition. Drawing on his roots in street photography, Seeff developed a unique method that preserved the authenticity and spontaneity of candid moments, while re-creating them in a formal studio setting. His dynamic, emotionally engaging sessions captured the raw essence of figures like Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Patti Smith, and The Eagles, earning him a pivotal role in the history of music and portrait photography.
© Norman Seeff. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.
Print Details
About this photograph
Steve Martin in Los Angeles in 1977. Photograph by Norman Seeff.
"When I relocated to LA as Creative Director of United Artist Records in 1971, I rented a house in Laurel Canyon and Steve lived in a bungalow on my street. Steve’s manager gave me a video of Steve sitting on a toilet telling jokes. I took it to the execs at UA. They looked at it and said they didn’t think he was funny and passed. I tried. My biggest problem in working with Steve was to hold the camera steady."
-Norman Seeff.
Print sizes and edition
Edition of 50 - Norman Seeff only produces 50 prints per negative.
22" x 28" paper size
30" x 43" paper size
38" x 50" paper size
44" x 64" paper size
Print type
Archival pigment print
Paper type
MOAB Entrada Rag Natural paper
Signature
Hand signed by photographer in ink
About the photographer
Norman Seeff is a renowned photographer celebrated for his iconic portraits of music legends and cultural icons. After leaving his career as an emergency doctor in South Africa, Seeff moved to New York in 1968, where his photography quickly gained recognition. Drawing on his roots in street photography, Seeff developed a unique method that preserved the authenticity and spontaneity of candid moments, while re-creating them in a formal studio setting. His dynamic, emotionally engaging sessions captured the raw essence of figures like Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Patti Smith, and The Eagles, earning him a pivotal role in the history of music and portrait photography.
© Norman Seeff. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without permission.