I'm a London based photographer, presenter and writer. Before my career in advertising photography I worked in the music business for 13 years. From 1975 - 1986 for the rock band Queen.
NEWS:
Exhibition and talk
An exhibition of photographs from Queen Uncovered will be at Iconic Images Gallery in London: October 8th - 15th & October 23rd - 29th.
A Photographer Talk is on Saturday October 14th: 4pm - 6.30pm.
Link to Iconic Images.
Queen Uncovered:
My large format photo book Queen Uncovered is published in The UK on October 12th.
Copies can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
To pre-order a signed copy of the book - please contact the Iconic Images gallery.
Link to Iconic Images.
Photo: Karin Braun
Thank you to everybody who has visited the Queen Unseen exhibition in Gallipoli, Puglia - and for the many kind and positive comments. The show is hugely popular and runs until September 24th. I thank Gianni & Niccolo of Blu & Blu Network, Teatro Italia and all the partners for their enthusiasm and support during this project.
Further shows will follow: Rimini in October and Rome in December. In February 2024 a major show will open in Milan.
I thank everybody who visited the show in Turin and for all your kind comments and positive support. Following the exhibition in Turin, my show moves to Gallipoli in Puglia. I'm very pleased to announce that 'Queen Unseen' will open on July 27th until September 24th.
I'm proud to announce an exhibition of my Queen photographs will open in Turin on April 6th.
My Munich exhibition has moved to Galerie Stephen Hoffman - Pranner Str 5 - rear of Bayerischerhof until further notice. Original prints are available at the gallery or to order - please contact Stephen:
info@galeriehoffman.com
Link to Galerie Stephen Hoffman
I thank everybody who visited the exhibition and for your countless kind words and feedback, and to the many people who bought prints of my work - I sincerely thank you, and hope the images you display at your homes give you pleasure and inspiration. It has been a wonderful time revisiting photographs I took around 40 years ago - which bring back so many memories of happy, wild and exciting days !
The opening of my exhibition in Munich - November 25th 2021. To celebrate Freddie Mercury and Queen's time in Munich. With many thanks to Stephen Hoffman (Galerie Stephen Hoffman) and Frau Volkhardt of Hotel Bayerischerhof.
( L - R) Fritz Egner ( BR1 broadcasting), Stephen Hoffman, Peter Hince, Reinhold Mack (Queen & Freddie Mercury producer), Karin Braun (Schatze)
My sincere thanks to everybody who attended the opening, despite the increased restrictions and test requirements in Bavaria. Special thanks to Karin Braun, Galerie Stephen Hoffman and Frau Volkhardt of Bayerischerhof hotel for their hard work, support and enthusiasm in making this celebration of Freddie and Queen in Munich happen.
Talks
I am often invited to do talks on my time with Queen and the music business in the 1970s & '80s. Most are for private clients and corporate events. I tailor the format and style of my talk to suit the client; on topics such as teamwork, logistics, talent, motivation - or simply entertainment and good old 'Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll' !
Recent talks for clients in London, the U.K and Europe include: Coca Cola, Shakespeare Martineau, Tileyard Music Production Village, The Union - Soho, Birddog Branding & Communications, Strategic Dimensions, BIMM institution, ICMP Music college, CALM and Papyrus charities and Funzing talks.
I will post any upcoming talks here that are available to the public.
Please contact me if you are interested in a talk or presentation.
My recent talk at The Union Club - Soho
Link to a recent podcast talk/interview
My first touring suitcase - 1973 - 1976.
The paperback edition of my book Queen Unseen is published by Music Press - an imprint of John Blake Publishing. Four years on from the original hardback edition, I had chance to reflect, and include new stories, observations and memories, while editing what I felt didn't work; tightening the writing to make the book flow better. The structure and chapters remains the same as the original.
NB: This is NOT a new book, but a revised and edited version of the original hardback edition published in 2011. Paperback edition has quotes and reviews from the original book and a postscript.
Available from Amazon:
Amazon UK Website
Amazon.com Website
For a signed copy please e mail the publisher:
help@johnblakebooks.com
My mate Phil John, who I worked with for Mott The Hoople and later Queen, has published his illustrated diary of the final Mott tour in 1974. A good raucous read of life on the road in a VW camper van - before they were 'Retro Cool' . Available on Amazon.
Queen Unseen My book of the time I spent with Queen was published as a hardback in October 2011.
The book is available worldwide from Amazon and in Kindle format - in English.
Amazon UK Website
Amazon.com Website
Queen Unseen is an account of the many exciting years I spent on tour, in the recording studio, at video shoots and day-to-day life with one of the world's biggest and best ever rock bands. It is an insightful and humorous account of the 1970s &'80s, for anybody who has ever wondered what working for Queen or a major rock band of that era really entailed. The book is not a chronological history or definitive biography of the band, but my personal story of travelling the world and living the rock and roll lifestyle - to the full!
There are photo sections in the hardback book that contain colour and black & white images from my time with Queen.
Video Link to Japanese edition
Copyright: Peter Hince 2023
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