Danny Clifford Photographer

31/05/2026

It was FIFTY years ago today that I photographed the loudest show in history. You can read all about it on my Substack by clicking on it below. Please, Like, Subscribe & Share. If you do, I will be your best friend and share all of my sweets with you.

Best wishes,

Danny

The Who - The most Dysfuncional Band Ever (in my opinion).

24/05/2026

Well, what a milestone.

My old boss Bob Dylan is 85 today.

Scientists tell us the planet is approximately 4.54 billion years old, which technically means my first meeting Bob in 1978 was quicker than the blink of an eye in Earth terms.

Unfortunately, in Danny Clifford terms, it feels like quite a long time ago.

And now Bob is 85.

What makes this even more extraordinary is that he is still touring and performing constantly. Honestly, how does he do it? Ci******es, boxing training, genius, stubbornness or pure Bob Dylan magic? Probably all four.

I’ve just written a brand-new Substack piece about my time touring America with Bob in 1978 as his photographer — including New York, Greenwich Village, Bob’s wicked sense of humour, and the time I became his “decoy Dylan.”

Yes… really.

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Best wishes,

Danny

What a milestone.

23/05/2026

It was fifty years ago today that I smuggled my cameras into Earls Court in London and photographed The Rolling Stones. You can read all about it by clicking on my Substack link below.

Best wishes,

Danny

Smuggling Cameras into The Rolling Stones — Earls Court, May 1976

22/04/2026

Richard Wright – Pink Floyd
Hyde Park, London • 15 June 1974

I was 16 when I took this, 52 years ago!

Somehow, I’d managed to get myself backstage at Hyde Park, surrounded by some of the greatest artists of the time. Pink Floyd were right in that moment where everything they touched turned to gold.

Rick Wright was never the obvious frontman — but he was the sound. The atmosphere. The emotion.
Take him out of Pink Floyd… and it all changes.

He was always incredibly kind to me, and without question one of the most underrated musicians I ever photographed.

I took this portrait of Richard, backstage during the afternoon on that beautifully sunny day.

A year later, I’d be working with the band properly.

05/04/2026

One of my all-time fav bands is 'Focus'. Here is my latest Substack about them. I hope you like it.

Here is the link to read it. It's free, please give it a go right now.

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From The Oval to Now — My Long Road Back to Focus

19/02/2026

Happy Birthday to the wonderful . I hope you are having a wonderful day, you ‘Legend.’ As you can see and hopefully remember, this photo that I took of you and James when you were with in London a few years back. Once Agan, happy birthday, lots of love, Danny Clifford

15/02/2026

Here is my latest Substack. As you can see below, it's called Pink Floyd and the Forbidden Chair. I hope you like it, and if you do, please say so and share it too.

I was born in London’s East End.

10/02/2026

Before I toured with Bob Dylan in late 1978, Bob performed at an enormous outdoor concert called ‘the Picnic at Blackbushe’, in the UK. This was the summer of 1978, and the attendance was rumoured to be between 2 to 3 hundred thousand. Amongst the other performers on the day were Eric Clapton, Graham Parker and Joan Armatrading. I happened to be there shooting it for a newspaper in the UK. I had not slept a wink for two days on the day of the gig. I was wandering around backstage and I stopped Joan and asked politely if I could take her photograph. She was very sweet and helpful. This is one of the portraits I took of her that day. I have worked a little bit with her over the years, but, only a tiny bit. I think the last time was at Blenheim Palace about 15 or 20 years ago. Anyway, she was quite lovely to photograph and she was very nice to me, which to me is important. It was a few months after this that I was actually hired by Bob Dylan and I flew off to the USA for the first time and joined the Bob Dylan tour for the first time. I was 19 or just 20 years old at the time. That is kind of crazy when I think about it. I hope Joan is doing well these days. After all, she is rather brilliant.

07/02/2026

I first met Zak Starkey early in 1978. My friend, Keith Moon came running into my office, which was really his office, and grabbed me. He said I have got Zak downstairs, get your camera and come down. I wandered downstairs to Bob Henrits drum shop below our office in Wardour St, Soho, London. There was Keith & Zak, who was 12 years old. I was 19. We have been friends ever since. He is such a lovely guy and an incredible drummer (and guitarist). He has a one man show in NY on 20th of Feb. It’s at the Gramercy Theatre NYC. Get your tickets now. It’s going to be a real insight into his incredible life. This will be quite a special occasion. I took this photo of Zak at The Crooked Billet, Stoke Row, Henely-on Thames, UK. He was playing with the another friend of mine, Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell. Bucket is an amazing guitarist and with their band, they played a selection of Mott the Hopple songs. They did two sold out shows and I have to say, the show was brilliant. As is the venue, which is utterly amazing. Gramercy

07/02/2026

Dave “Bucket” Colwell & Zak Starkey play an evening of Mott the Hoople
What a night with my friends, Zak Starkey & Dave 'Bucket' Colwell & Co
You can read all about it here.

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Danny

On Thursday evening, I drove over to The Crooked Billet in Stoke Row, near Henley on Thames.