Abbey Road Studios announce winners of first ever Music Photography Awards

nme.com:

Moses Sumney, Shygirl and David Bowie photographer Rankin.Among the winners of last night’s ceremony, held at Abbey Road, was Eric Johnson, who won the Icon Award for his legendary photographs of the late ’90s and early ’00s New York hip-hop scene, including famous shots of Biggie Smalls, Aaliyah, Nas, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill and many more.Abbey Road’s Managing Director Isabel Garvey said of the awards: “Everyone at Abbey Road Studios is thrilled with the quality of the entries and winners in our first Music Photography Awards.

More broadly, we’re also incredibly encouraged by the way in which the MPAs has been embraced across the arts and creative landscape.“It’s been brilliant to create a platform to recognise emerging and established talent in this important field, and we’re already looking forward to doing it all again in 2023!”See the full list of winners below:We are proud to have played a part in recognising the year’s most unforgettable, unique, and unsung moments in music photography for the inaugural Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards 2022!Full gallery: https://t.co/LFInyZQ94MUntil next year, keep on snapping! #MPA22 pic.twitter.com/FBTkGQeRxp— Abbey Road Studios (@AbbeyRoad) May 15, 2022Championing Scenes Megan Doherty (winner)Above Ground Rob Jones Chris Suspect Cicely EllisonLiveJohn Lyons (winner)Anthony Harrison Gary Mather Jérôme BrunetStudioJack McKain (winner)Natalie Michele Indy Brewer Neelam Khan Vela Aysia MarottaZeitgeistChris Suspect (winner)Riccardo Piccirillo DeShaun Craddock Alec Castillo Jason SheldonUndiscoveredJoe Puxley (winner)Jada & David Parrish Oscar Hetherington Hana Kovacs Thomas WeidenhuaptArtist At WorkGreg Noire (winner)Jack McKain Jennifer McCord CJ Harvey Dean Chalkley.