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          We're talking about Pennie Smith's photo of the London Calling album by The Clash....

          Pennie Smith

          English photographer

          Not to be confused with Penny Smith.

          Pennie Smith

          MBE

          Bornabout 1949

          London, England

          EducationTwickenham Art School
          OccupationPhotographer

          Pennie SmithMBE (born in London) is an English photographer, known for her photography of the rock music industry.

          "Pennie Smith is one of the UK's leading rock photographers.

        1. 45 years ago today, Pennie Smith photographed The Clash's Paul Simonon at The Palladium in New York City.
        2. We're talking about Pennie Smith's photo of the London Calling album by The Clash.
        3. It was November and Smith was As a freelance photographer working for the NME, she'd been asked to cover the gig.
        4. English photographer, born around in London, known for her photography in the rock music industry.

          5. She specialises in black-and-white photography.

          Early life

          Smith attended art school in Twickenham in the late 1960s, studying graphics and fine art. With others, she collaborated with graphic designerBarney Bubbles and music journalist Nick Kent in producing Friends magazine from 1969 to 1972.

          In 1970 she designed the sleeve for the Pink Fairies debut release Never Never Land.

          These four prints appear to be originals from the photo session that produced identical, or similar, images that appear in Pennie Smith's book of photographs.

          Career

          Smith's first major photographic commission was to cover a 1970s Led Zeppelin tour. She went on to work at the NME as staff photographer until the early 1980s.

          In her career Smith has photographed some well-known rock musicians, including: Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Sto