Stephen Wright

Over the years Stephen Wright has had the opportunity to work on a long list of artists including Prince, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, U2, John Lydon, Public Image Ltd, James Brown, Madonna, Stevie Wonder plus many more, but it is arguably his photographs of The Smiths which have the biggest legacy.

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Bum and Flowers - The Smiths at Free Trade Hall Manchester 1984
Bum and Flowers - The Smiths at Free Trade Hall Manchester 1984
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Gregory Issacs - London 1991
Gregory Issacs - London 1991
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James Brown - Wembley 1991
James Brown - Wembley 1991
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John Lydon 'I am anti Christ' - Manchester Apollo 1986
John Lydon 'I am anti Christ' - Manchester Apollo 1986
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John Lydon - Manchester Picadilly Hotel 1986
John Lydon - Manchester Picadilly Hotel 1986
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Johnnys House - Cheshire 1986
Johnnys House - Cheshire 1986
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Madonna - Wembley Stadium Blonde Ambition Tour 1990
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Miles Davis - London 1986
Miles Davis - London 1986
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Morrissey - BBC Manchester 1985
Morrissey - BBC Manchester 1985
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Morrissey - BBC Manchester 1985
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Morrissey - Carlisle 1986
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Morrissey - Manchester GMEX Festival of the 10th Summer
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Morrissey - Manchester Palace Theatre 1985
Morrissey - Manchester Palace Theatre 1985
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Morrissey and Marr - BBC Manchester 1985
Morrissey and Marr - BBC Manchester 1985
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Morrissey and Marr - Blowup Exhibition
Morrissey and Marr - Blowup Exhibition
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Nina Simone - Royal Albert Hall 1998
Nina Simone - Royal Albert Hall 1998
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Prince - The Nude Tour 1991
Prince - The Nude Tour 1991
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Queen is Dead Poster - The Smiths
Queen is Dead Poster - The Smiths
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Shaking Hands - Free Trade Hall Manchester 1984
Shaking Hands - Free Trade Hall Manchester 1984
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Siouxsie - Preston 1985
Siouxsie - Preston 1985
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Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 (alternative to 'The Queen is Dead' cover)
Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 (alternative to 'The Queen is Dead' cover)
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Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.2Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.2
Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.2
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Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.3
Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.3
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Stephen Wright - The Smiths - Salford Lads Club 1985 No.4
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“rain, sex and rock and roll”

Stephen Wright started out as a photographer it was the
early 1980s when everything was happening in Manchester; the city he described
as one of “rain, sex and rock and roll”.

Hacienda nightclub & Manchester Apollo

During his time in the city, Wright frequented the fabled Hacienda nightclub and Manchester Apollo before eventually moving back South to start working on shows in London, all the while catching and photographing the musicians live that he enjoyed the most.

Salford Lads Club

The first time he shot The Smiths was at Free Trade Hall with just one film and a couple of lenses. He caught an image of Morrissey’s rear with flowers hanging from his jeans – described since by NME as a famous rock shot by the NME. This led to a call 12 months on, to photograph the The Smiths for an album sleeve and Wright’s most iconic shot of the band outside Salford Lads Club, which was used for the insider sleeve of their album 'The Queen is Dead'. It hangs now in the National Portrait Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery & the Salford Art Gallery