Blog - Barry Schultz Photography

VAN MORRISON AT HOLLAND INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL

Van Morrison will be performing at the Holland International Blues Festival in Grolloo, the Netherlands, on June 19. I photographed him live in Amsterdam in 1977. He was joined on the piano by Dr John, the Night Tripper. My favorite Van Morisson album was Astral Weeks and later Moondance. I also listened to the song Gloria about a million…

GUESS WHO

Time for some fun and games. We played around with one of my many photographs. Can you guess who this is?

suzi quatro, barry schultz, classic rock photography, rock photographer, iconic rock and roll, fine art, print photography, can the can, devil gate drive, stumblin in, happy days, 48 crash, daytona demon, your mamma won't like me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE ROCKSTARS!

Happy birthday to these rockstars I have photographed or seen and love: On June 1, Ron Wood of The Faces and The Rolling Stones turns 79 years old. The next day, June 2, his colleague Charlie Watts, drummer of the Stones, celebrated his birthday. Sadly, he passed away in 2021. On June 3, Suzi Quatro turns a respectable 76 years old. On June 5, my favorite rockstar, my late…

Singer and musician Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac resting her head on her hands looking past the camera, she is smiling and her hair is cut in a shaggy style that falls over her forehead and around her face. She is wearing a black turtleneck and a striped cardigan.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVIE!

The gorgeous, wonderful, and talented Stevie Nicks is celebrating her birthday today. In April of 1977, I shot some candid portraits of her on a boat in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her dreamy eyes and lovely smile sparkled in my lens. The pictures I took of her are still my bestsellers…

WHAT AN AMAZING COINCIDENCE

While I was in Antwerp a couple of weeks ago, I entered a record shop – as I always do while traveling – and noticed they were selling framed prints of music stars and groups. I got very excited about this because I believe that record stores are great locations…

“MICHAEL”

As you probably have recently noticed, there’s a new Michael Jackson film out, simply called “Michael”. Of course many bio pics have been made recently on other artist such as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Neil Young, etc including an upcoming film on The Beatles.…

Gary Brooker, procol harum, whiter shade of pale, No More Fear of Flying, live, posed

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

These rock stars have birthdays in May, and pictures taken by me. Christopher Cross blows out 74 candles on May 3. Alex van Halen turns 72 years old on May 8. Billy Joel will find a creative way to celebrate his 76th birthday on May 9. Eric Burdon of the…

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ALBUMS TURNING 50 THIS YEAR!

50 years ago, I was in the middle of my career as a photographer. I was still living in L.A., with my wife and baby daughter. Not knowing yet that we’d soon be moving to the Netherlands, where my wife was from, and we’d have another baby girl. 50 years…

ringo starr, barry schultz, posed, with a little help from my friends, beatles, yellow submarine, good night, act naturally, don't pass me by, octopus's garden, drummer

TOUR NEWS: RINGO STARR

As I am still, and will always be, a huge Beatles fan, I am so excited about Ringo Starr touring in 2026. At 85-years-old, this man amazes me with his positivity and energy. I met Ringo three times in my life. I feel extremely lucky. He was so nice and…

Elton John "Are You Ready For Love" vinyl record jacket featuring photograph of Elton John taken by Barry Schultz.

RECORD STORE DAY 2026

Saturday, April 18 is international Record Store Day. Fun! Record stores across the globe will be hosting in-store events and going all out to make this a special day for vinyl lovers. Too bad I can’t go back to my old favorite record store. When I was a kid, growing…

gary wright, barry schultz, live, george harrison, ringo starr, dream weaver, amsterdam

BIRTHDAYS IN APRIL

These amazing musical artists that I have photographed have birthdays in April: Emmylou Harris turns 78 years old on April 2nd. Happy birthday! Pick Withers (drummer Dire Straits) has his 77th birthday on April 4. Dave Hill (Slade) is 79 on April 4. Agnetha (Abba) – I had a secret…

GARLAND

“Take me to the Matador,” sang Garland Jeffreys in 1979. That same year, I had the opportunity to take some really cool, posed shots of him at the Pulitzer Hotel in Amsterdam. Garland was a really sweet guy. And I’m sure he still is. Because his wife made a documentary about him. She contacted…