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Justin Hollar followed the School of Seven Bells on tour and made this beautiful book

Kate Weston | Thursday 19 April, 2012 13:02

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Brooklyn based photographer Justin Hollar is best known for his fashion photography, but his new books shows his real passion, music. Inspired by the backstage photos of The Beatles, The Stones and Bob Dylan that he loved when he was growing up, Justin went on tour for two months with School of Seven Bells to capture these backstage moments. The product of this tour is the beautiful and moving SVIIB.

Capturing the atmosphere of the tour and the different sides to the duo’s personality, pictures range from playful and energetic to reflective and lonely. Often pictured on their own or with single objects as the focus – a lone microphone, a guitar sat to rest at the edge of the stage, a small, warm lamp in San Francisco. One of my favourite things about these pictures is the non-intrusive way that he’s captured the artist’s characters and emotions during what must have been an enjoyable but exhausting tour. This book is a must for School of Seven Bells fans or fans of music photography.

SVIIB is available now from artbookclub.org

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