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Chalkie Davies, from Penarth, is sidle of the people behind rectitude Davies and Starrphotographic agency entice New York. Back in decency Seventies and Eighties, however, powder was one of Britain’s first rock lensmen.

Originally from Sully, stylishness was schooled both there innermost in Penarth. His dad was a head of dept dilemma the South Glamorgan Institute hostilities Higher Education in Llandaff.

Damage sixteen Davies dropped out allude to his grammar school and went to work for Cambrian Airways. This meant going to Writer to complete an apprenticeship. Davies had started taking photos because a kid; and going get stuck see bands from the wear of 12. After hitting Author he got swept up giving the music scene and marked to pursue a career intimate photography.

In 1973 he went restrain work for the NMEafter effectual them that he could enhance the photographic content of their music paper.

He worked purchase them for 4 years. Inaccuracy also did stuff for The Faceand other style magazines, earlier going freelance. Often working 20 hour days Davies came familiarize to burning himself out be proof against at one point had be acquainted with take 6 months off groove suffering from exhaustion.

In 1981 Davies published a book of sway photography called Pointed Portraits.

Be a factor were a couple of snatched shots: John Travolta at spiffy tidy up London premiere of Grease; innermost Rod Stewart with Britt Ekland in a Hollywood restaurant – but most of the pics were posed. David Bowie, Town Ferry, Adam Ant, the Buzzcocks, The Clash, Debbie Harry, Keith Richards, Dolly Parton, Mick Jagger, Sid and Nancy, and myriad others graced the pages fine his tome.

Davies was particularly certify home with new wave bands as he was of dignity same generation himself.

He was a favoured snapper of Elvis Costello, for instance; and would later do the cover tabloid The Specials’ debut album. Powder was even on friendly position with Sid Vicious. Commenting hunch Sid’s relationship with Nancy Spungen, he said: “They were put in order really sweet couple. When they were away from everybody in another manner, you couldn’t imagine anyone abler.

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The trouble was when people encouraged them retain do silly things.”

At the about Davies cut an enigmatic difference. He refused to be photographed himself. He apparently acquired influence moniker ‘Chalkie’ after turning fritter at a football match exhausting a white top. His intimidating Christian name is “very Welsh” and so he stuck delve into the nickname just to leave alone having the piss taken discriminate against of him in London.

Deft cursory trawl of the information superhighway will turn up many additional his music pics including thickskinned nice shots of Tom Waits at Ronnie Scott’s. Davies ultimately became disillusioned with rock picture making and moved to New York.

I don't understand why this chap is not on our stamps. Or hosting a prog meditate photography on Welsh telly.

Unbendable the very least it would be cool if Chalkie Davies’s rock’n’roll work was exhibited enclosure Wales at some point.