Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company Album Cover, Los Angeles, 1985

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About this photograph

“When Ray first arrived, he was very terse with me. Then I sat him down and asked, ‘When did you first know that you had a voice?’ And suddenly he was incredibly excited about the conversation. As we were talking, his fingers just couldn’t leave the piano, and he was literally composing pieces using our dialogue.”

- Norman Seeff, Vanity Fair

Print sizes and edition 

Edition of 50 - Norman Seeff only produces 50 prints per negative.

38" x 50"

44" x 64"

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.

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