Robert John

Robert John began his career as a professional photographer in the music industry in 1982 by shooting W.A.S.P., London, LA Guns and Hollywood Rose. When the latter became Guns N' Roses, Robert worked with them and became their exclusive photographer when the band was signed to Geffen Records. Robert is one of the top international music photographers in the world. His clientèle is a Who's Who of the rock n' roll scene that spans the 1980s, 1990s and today, including Guns N' Roses, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Backstreet Boys, Rolling Stones, The Cult, Aerosmith, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, Marilyn Manson, Motörhead, Sepultura and more, as well as many models and actors in entertainment such as William Shatner, Power Rangers, Christina Applegate, Leah Cevoli, and Susie Owens. Robert has a reputation for keying in to the artists' brand image and capturing the emotion of rock n' roll in his images and artwork. He developed his own techniques and style that uses light, shadows, grain and contrast, and has the remarkable knack of making any artist look great yet delivering high quality on tight deadline. His photography and artwork can be seen on numerous album covers and liners, and has graced both covers and pages of international magazines including Rolling Stone, RIP, Kerrang, Spin, Alternative Press, Revolver Magazine, HITS Magazine, Guitar World, Guitarist, Terrorizer, Metal Edge, Metal Hammer. He has worked with innumerable record labels including Geffen Records, Sony BMG, Universal Records, Warner Brothers, Interscope, Atlantic, Virgin, Island, Capitol, Columbia, RCA, Electra, EMI, SPV. His photos were featured on a Guns N' Roses Pinball Machine that was based on Guns N' Roses manufactured by Data East in 1994. Robert authored one book entitled Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History, which chronicled the band from its punk Hollywood roots to its extravagant worldwide pinnacle, and has also appeared or received mention in other printed publications including Appetite For Destruction: The Days of Guns N' Roses by Danny Sugerman, Hollywood Rocks! on Cleopatra Records, Slash by Anthony Bozza and Reckless Road by Marc Canter. Robert's work has been featured on TV in VH1 Behind The Music and in a BBC Documentary called Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History (named after Robert's book) based on his work with Guns N' Roses. He has also appeared in cameos in many of Guns N' Roses music videos. In recent years, Robert concentrated on photography, videography, digital artwork and has seized opportunities outside of his expertise of entertainment. In 2001 he founded FusedArts with Guns N' Roses illustrator Billy White, Jr. Robert was responsible for shooting Motorhead albums Hammered, Inferno, Kiss of Death, and Motorizer, and shot their tours that supported those releases. Robert John and Fused Arts are both managed by Dark Moon Entertainment.