Lawrence Watson has chosen Snap to be the first gallery to exhibit and offer for sale limited edition photographs from his spectacular Paul Weller archive – it is our major exhibition of the summer and runs from Saturday 7 July 2007 to Saturday 22 September 2007. Lawrence will be at the gallery on the opening day, Saturday 7 July, and would be delighted to meet you.
Perhaps Lawrence’s most instantly recognisable image is the silhouette of Paul Weller strumming his guitar in a doorway with a dappled summer scene in the background, used on the cover of 1993’s ‘Wild Wood’.
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This one was taken on the 2001 Days of Speed Tour. We really like the crop and the lighting on this - it puts the emphasis onto his knees, feet, the stool and his guitar. There's great movement in this picture: see how Paul's foot is caught mid bounce by Lawrence.
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This was taken at the Manor during the recording of Stanley Road. Here Paul seems engulfed by the piano, microphones and other studio equipment framing his face in the photograph. He's oblivious to it all though, totally immersed in the music playing back through his headphones. Note the Beatles songbook close to hand, also reflected in the inner lid of the piano.
