I am by occupation a designer, yet a passion for photography and music have accompanied me throughout my life. There is an element of the aesthetic in all these threads.

It was a desire to visually capture the emotion of the music that I enjoyed which led me to pursue rock ‘n’ roll photography in my twenties. Then the responsibilities of parenthood put an end to that, and I put that aspect of my life aside to focus solely on my design practice.

After decades of these photos sitting idle in my cellar, I had a period of forced convalescence which provided the opportunity to review the 40,000 odd black and white negatives that I have hung onto from this period. Turns out there were some 3,000 rock ‘n’ roll photos in amongst them and, with some help from some friends, these evolved into the book: “ECHOES BEYOND THE NIGHT – Rock ‘n’ Roll Photos from the 70s & 80s”.

My latest series has also been published as a book, A BRIEF LOVE AFFAIR – Hong Kong Bars & Back Alleys having evolved out a fortnight long trip I took up to Hong Kong in April 2025.

Photos can be purchased through my website: www.studiotonyblackwell.com/portfolio

Books can also be purchased through this link: www.studiotonyblackwell.com/books