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Brought up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Jill Furmanovsky moved with her parents and brother Michael, to London in 1965 in time to join in with Beatlemania. She became one of the 'Apple scruff' teenagers that hung around outside Abbey Road hoping to catch sight of the Beatles. Her first rock shot was of Paul McCartney standing outside his house with two of her school friends, taken on a Kodak Instamatic.

Artists photographed in her 30 year career include many of the biggest names in rock music: Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Blondie, The Police, Led Zeppelin, The Pretenders, Bob Dylan and Oasis. She has also made videos for Oasis and The Pretenders.

Jill’s book, "The Moment – 25 Years of Rock Photography" and "Was There Then – A Photographic Journey with Oasis" are seminal works in the genre. She has recently completed the third part in a trilogy of rock tales, Bobquest - three years in the shadow of Bob Dylan, which she hopes to publish soon.

Jill has won many awards for her music photography including The Jane Bown Observer Portrait Award for her classic Charlie Watts portrait in 1992. In 1998 she was honoured with the accolade ‘Woman of the Year' for Music and Related Industries’.