Philip Kamin
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Philip Kamin is a music photographer from Toronto, Canada (circa 1955).[1] It has been reported that "unlike most of his peers, Kamin kept most of his collection from the public and copyrighted the images. Some of these he provided to the stars he toured with, others went into 35 music titles his publishing company produced. But thousands of amazing rock and roll images stayed archived in his personal collection."[2] Philip Kamin picked up a camera for the first time in July 1978. A chance encounter with Phil Collins led him to instantly become tour photographer for Genesis. His work met with immediate success, spreading his name throughout the United Kingdom’s rock’n’roll circuit. What set Philip Kamin’s work apart from many industry photographers was exclusivity: he never sold his photographs to newspapers, magazines or photo agencies. Kamin built his solid reputation by touring and selling his work directly to the bands he photographed, the bands’ managers, their public relations firms, record companies or merchandisers.[3]
Kamin studied social work at Ryerson University.[4]
