Patrick Pope (born 1966) is a British photographer, who specialises in taking pictures of musicians. As a touring photographer, Pope has travelled with several notable acts.

Early life

Pope was born in 1966, to Patricia, née Pirard, and the journalist Marius Pope. He was raised in

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and attended

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. His older brother is the technologist

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Career

He has toured with

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and was commissioned by

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. His work is used in the packaging of the albums ''

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'' (1993), the debut by the band of the same name, and ''

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'' (1997) by

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. His 2001 photograph of

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, taken in

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, is in the collection of the United Kingdom's

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Garbage controversy

In 2015, photographer Pope posted an open letter to the band

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on his Facebook page, alleging that the band's management had approached him for permission to incorporate some of his images without fee, apart from appropriate credit. Pope felt that this was hypocritical on Garbage's part, and declined the use of the images. After the post went viral, and attracted media attention, Manson posted a response to Pope via the band's own Facebook page, stating that they had decided to ask photographers for the use of their images and respect any declined requests. Pope decided to draw a line under the debate that his open letter has started, and explain the reasons for his public refusal. Pope explained that he strongly felt that photography was being devalued by companies asking for work with recompense, or not even bothering gaining permission (Pope only discovered one of his images had been used in the booklet for the band's greatest hits album ''

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'' after purchasing a copy and opening the package).

Personal life

In 2018 Pope was affected by a stroke.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 20th-century British photographers 21st-century British photographers People from Royal Tunbridge Wells 1966 births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Photographers from Kent