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Isabelle Martinetti

Dennis Morris: the iconic lens behind Bob Marley and punk rock takes centre stage in Paris

Photographer Dennis Morris in front of his iconic photo of Bob Marley "Babylon by van" (1973) at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris on 4 February, 2025. © RFI/I. Martinetti

The Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris is presenting the first major retrospective of Dennis Morris’s work, showcasing his photography from 1960s and 1970s London. Celebrated as a ‘living legend’ in Japan, Morris is best known for his iconic images of Bob Marley, as well as his striking portraits of punk and rock figures, including the Sex Pistols, Marianne Faithfull, and French bands such as The Rita Mitsouko.

The Parisian exhibition, titled Dennis Morris – Music + Life, offers a glimpse into Morris’s black-and-white photographs, capturing the Jamaican and Sikh communities in London’s Hackney during the 1970s, as well as the white working-class, "The Happy Breed".

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