Enid Farber

Enid Farber has been documenting musicians since 1979, pursuing "the definitive moment of musicians' onstage performance and rare moments of their backstage relaxation." Originally from Atlanta, now living in New York, Enid has been a staff photographer for Jazziz Magazine since 1985; her work has also appeared in Downbeat, Jazz Times, the Village Voice, the New York Times, Time, Musician, Italy's Musica Jazz, Japan's Swing Journal, Germany's Rolling Stone, and elsewhere.

"The camera is my instrument," she says. "In the best way that I can, I pay tribute to the musical artist, translating my love for the sounds they create into a photographic image which enables me to relive the experience long after the event. This way I have also been allowed to participate, and I, too, can play the music."

Specialties: Onstage, backstage jazz and world music photography, portraiture, editorial, documentary, street photography, events, weddings, politicians and protests. Specialist in hand-painted fine art photography. Accept commissions of other photographer's images as well as any from my extensive archives. Create unique photo montages from a group of photographs to tell a story about an event or subject.

Nina Simone - Hunter College

Fela Kuti - Backstage The Forum