Blog - Barry Schultz Photography

For the Love of George

Being a big George Harrison fan, I went to see Robin Nolan in the Bimhuis in Amsterdam where he performed a tribute concert to George called, “For the Love of George”. He became friends with George Harrison because while busking in Amsterdam he sold his CD to George’s gardener, and…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wow, you guys sure liked my birthday overview in November. I’ve made a new list for December. These are all the musicians with birthdays in December that I have photographed: Chris Hillman of the Byrds – Amsterdam, 1977 Southside Johnny – live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1977 Jim Messina…

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DECEMBER DISCOUNT

Have you been thinking about buying one of my prints for your collection? I often hear from people that it took them a few months to choose the specific picture of their music hero that they wanted to have printed. Choosing one picture as a gift for someone else can…

DAVID BOWIE PASSED AWAY A DECADE AGO

On January 10, 2026, it will be 10 years since David Bowie passed away. Can you believe it? Time truly flies. Recently, I found 17 new gems of David Bowie in my photo archive which have never been seen before before or published. This brings the total to 71 images…

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50 YEARS PINK FLOYD ALBUM ANNIVERSARY

Pink Floyd will release an anniversary edition of their successful album “Wish You Were Here” on December 12, 2025. The original record was released in 1975. The anniversary edition will have 6 never-before released alternative versions and demos. With lots of extra added bonuses, this edition will be a special…

THE DIRE STRAITS

John Illsley, founder and bassist of Dire Straits, will be coming to the Netherlands for 4 shows to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Brothers in Arms”. This album is one of the most influential in rock history. It sold over 30 million copies. Read more about Dire Straits shenanigans in…

Musician Bonnie Raitt playing live in concert in 1975.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Wow, what a long list of people with birthdays in November whom I’ve had the pleasure of photographing! – John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. He was the only member of the group that I had a real conversation with on the boat in April 1977. He said that he had never heard of ABBA.…

COMING SOON TO OUR WEBSITE!

We continue to find more slides and negatives to be scanned, captioned and uploaded to my site. These are some of the names of the artists yet to be featured on my website: Kit Hain Nina Hagen Jack Clement Tom Collins The Dickies John Hartford Gallager & Lyle Raymond vh…

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KINDA WEIRD SEEING MY PICTURE ON NETFLIX

Back in 2022, I was asked to supply pictures of Devo for a documentary by Sam at Library films. Great guy, by the way. Honestly, I sort of forgot about it. Until I saw my picture pop up on Netflix. The documentary is aptly called “Devo” and shows the evolution…

THE ELTON JOHN: ICON BOOK IS OUT!

The Elton John: Icon book is finally out and I love it! Just received it today from my friends at Iconic Images and ACC Art Books in London. Twelve pages are devoted to my photos I took of Elton over the years from his star on Hollywood Boulevard to live…

Classical guitarist Steve Hackett of the English rock band Genesis performing live on stage during the 1970s.

GENESIS (PARTIALLY) REUNITES!

You may have seen it on Instagram, but Genesis bandmates Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks recently got together. They collaborated on the 50th Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway from 1974. Peter Gabriel said: “It was an interesting experience to be back again inside the world we built…

STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR!

This awesome car was the pride and joy of Ron Mael, one of the founding members of Sparks. I spent a whole day with them at the Farmer’s Market in L.A., back in 1975. They were very playful, humorous, fun, and creative. What a great couple of guys to hang…