Eddie Monsoon
Eddie Monsoon arrived in London in the early 1980's, lured by the bright lights, music, and fashion that had influenced his youth.
His professional career started when he began working with Mark Lebon, famed avant-garde photographer and film maker. As a photographic assistant Eddie was introduced to the London scene which allowed him to develop his aesthetic.
As the Buffalo movement spearheaded by Stylist Ray Petri gained momentum Eddie became involved, around this time he was introduced legendary stylist Judy Blame. Eddie began contributing to the emerging style magazines such as I-D, The Face, Blitz and Arena, and continued to make contributions to many more leading fashion and lifestyle publications from around the world throughout the 1990's
Eddie also worked extensively within the music industry creating some iconic and striking images during this period. He collaborated with artists such as Massive Attack, Neneh Cherry, Boy George, Soul II Soul, Jay Kay, The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, Leftfield and Ninja Tunes among others.
2000 was a turning point for Eddie, always searching for inspiration and a new point of view on the world he decided to explore with his cameras spending time in the United States via the Caribbean, Japan, Australia, France he now resides in London England. He has lent his photographic style to many different projects ranging from reportage to commercial fashion while continually recording his surroundings along the way.
His first exhibition, in Tokyo, in 2001, visually documented the career of recording artists Massive Attack spanning 15 years, Tokyo was again the venue for his 2006 exhibition, showing 50 of his favorite images from his archives.
Eddie's work has appeared in several books documenting the 1980's and 1990's including I-Ds 'Fashion Now', and 'Soul I-D', and Phaidons 'Sample' 100 Fashion Designers.
He has plans to publish a book of his work and is currently concentrating on portraits while working on various commercial projects.