12th oct 2010 Dennis Morris

Dennis Morris was born in Jamaica and came to live in the U.K in Hackney London at a very young age of 4, Everything was strange and new to him, He never seen a T.V before, Let alone trying to cope with new food and the British weather,

He soon started Colvestone Crescent primary school, He had a strange experience, with him having a Jamaican back ground most of the other kids would be rude to him, so he was put at the back of the class room and left to pleased his self if he joined in or not, But at the age of 11 plus he passed his school exams, Not long after this he went to Upton House Secondary school in Homerton Hackney,

He was happy in his early teens, It was later that the frustration began, He has some friends from school and also the choir he was in, And that's where he met Donald Paterson, Donald was running his own photographers club, That's where Dennis seen the very first photo being printed, Donald saw how enthusiastic he was, and started buying him books and magazines all about photography to read, Photography helped Dennis in his own life, It gave him confidants,hope, He started believing in himself more, At aged just 11, his photo of a PLO Rally in London was published on the front of the Daily Mirror, He was payed just £16, But the biggest break came when he met Bob Marley at a sound check, Bob soon made up a great friendship with Dennis, And invited him to be his official photographer just at the age of 14,

Dennis was soon on tour with Bob and the group, But then why on tour in the U.K it snowed, Bob didn't like the cold weather and cancelled the rest of the tour and headed back to Jamaica,

Thay both meet up again two years later, And that's when Dennis's professional career took off with the death of Bob in 1981, photos of bob that Dennis had taken ended up all over the world in news papers, Dennis was just 17 years old, and his photojoumalistio style caught the eyes of other popular artists like, the sex pistols, Marianna Faithful, Grace Jones, Oasis, and many many more,

Dennis was also in a band himself called Basement 5, He recorded 2 albums with Island records,

Dennis has also traveled the world doing assignment's in photography as far as Tibet,

So what really inspired me with Dennis is that he started from nothing, hes very passionate about photography, and he believes in himself, and hes living proof that if you are really focused and believe in your self you can make it as a photographer if you put your heart and soul into it,

Just like Dennis i will do anything to become a real good photographer !!! 

And that's why I'm really looking forward to meeting him tomorrow night (13th Oct 2010)