Ash Newell - Rock Photographer

About Me

ASH WAS BORN DURING A FEROCIOUS STORM AND RAISED BY A TROOP OF WILD SIMIANS IN BACKWOODS IN YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND. HE SPENT HIS EARLY YEARS SURVIVING MANY NATURAL DISASTERS, PUB BRAWLS, PUB CRAWLS AND ENDLESS NEFARIOUS LOCAL ACTIVITY BEFORE MOVING TO TEXAS 11 YEARS AGO. LIFE HAS BEEN A MIXED BAG OF MONKEY NUTS SINCE THAT OCCASION.ASH IS A FREELANCE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER. HE SHOOTS ARTIST ENDORSEMENT PHOTOS FOR A NUMBER OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS EMG GUITAR PICKUPS,JACKSON GUITARS, GHS STRINGS, PROMARK DRUMSTICKS, SCHECTER GUITARS AND FENDER,GUITARS. HE ALSO SHOOTS FOR VARIOUS RECORD LABELS AND BANDS SUCH AS NICKELBACK, HINDER, SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR, SEETHER & MANY MORE. RATHER OFTEN HE CAN OFTEN BE FOUND LURKING BACKSTAGE AT CONCERTS GRINNING WIDELY WHILST BRUSHING HIS MANLY HANDS THROUGH HIS MANE OF HAIR.Source:Scotland Yard, LondonDESCRIPTIVE WORDS FOR ASH: ENGLISH (DUH!, REFRESHING, LAID BACK, LAID OUT (SOMETIMES), DIFFERENT, SUPRISING , WILLING, STEADFAST, SARCASTIC, WARPED, STRAIGHT TALKING, APPROACHABLE, STRONG WILLED, RELENTLESS, PASSIONATE, KIND, DEDICATED, INTENSE, WET & WINDY.........

My Interests

WORLD DOMINATION ONE PHOTO SHOOT AT A TIME!!!!!FUZZY KITTENS, LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH, PINK DRINKS WITH LITTLE UMBRELLAS IN THEM, CHICKEN SEXING, LIFE CYCLE OF THE SUMATRAN DUNG BEETLE.

I'd like to meet:

KEITH MOON, OTHER THAN THAT I'VE MET EVERYONE I WANT TO. THE WHO WERE (AND ARE)THE ULTIMATE BAND FOR ME AND DAVID COVERDALE FOLLOWS CLOSE BEHIND..... I LIKE TO MEET OTHERS WITH PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND GREAT MUSIC, CREATIVE OPEN MINDS, ANIMAL LOVERS...NO BULSHITTERS, BLAGGERS, BUM KISSERS, SYCHOPHANTS OR GENERAL NOB JOCKEYS NEED APPLY THANKS..
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ASH'S FRIENDS
I have GREAT friends

JOHN HUMPHREY

DANIEL ADAIR

MICHAEL

MARCUS HENDERSON - GUITAR HERO

NICKELBACK

MONTE

MATT

JAMES ROOT

SEETHER

HINDER

SCOTT

DV8 PHOTOS

MARK

JOHN MCMURTRIE

CRISTINA SCABBIA

THE RAINMAKER

FENDER GUITARS

EMG PICKUPS

DALE

TIMOTHY DRURY

REBECCA

PAPA ROACH

STONE SOUR

GREG WATERMANN

DUSTIN

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Music:

WHO, DEEP PURPLE, SABBATH, SEETHER, STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MUDVAYNE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, NICKELBACK, TYPE O NEGATIVE, HOTHOUSE FLOWERS, DEL AMITRI, BACH, MOZART, SINATRA....AND THE LIST GOES ON........ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.................

Movies:

Withnail and I, The Carry On series.....

Television:

THE BBC.....NUDGE NUDGE, WINK WINK......

Books:

PHOTOGRAPHY MANUALS, MONKEY TENNIS FOR BEGINNERS, FARTING IN TUNE: A STEP BY STEP GUIDE, D.I.Y. BRAIN SURGERY, ANYTHING THAT RELAXES THE BOWELS.

Heroes:

MY LATE FATHER, MY DEPARTED BEST FRIEND SPENCER. PEOPLE WHO LOOK ADVERSITY IN THE EYE AND KICK IT IN THE TEETH! KENNETH WILLIAMS!!

My Blog

THE DAISY BUTTONS SHOW!

Okay okay....... sorry this has taken a while. My apologies to all of you that have emailed or messaged me recently.... I've been busy with the new website and other things as you kn...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:18:00 PST

EXPLOSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY!!

Hung out a couple of weeks ago with my mates Lamb of God. Was supposed to do a photo shoot in the afternoon before the shot with Randy Blythe.... 4pm no Randy, 5pm no Randy, 6pm guess what...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:14:00 PST

SEETHER POO POOS ASH!

So there I was a couple of weeks ago in Dallas, supposed to be doing a photo shoot with the boys from Seether..... I'm at the venue, got the studio set up backstage and I need to go..... B...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:22:00 PST

SEETHING DEF LEPS HINDERING ROACHES

Been busy the last couple of months, I've spent too many hours doing shoots and editing that i've run myself down, haven't been to the gym, haven't shaved much have eaten the wrong things and have jus...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:20:00 PST

MINISTRY METAL HAMMER FEATURE

Those of you that have been asking to see this feature in the UK's Metal Hammer Magazine....here it is.... Flew out to El Paso and spent time at Ministry's Al Jourgensens home and studio in the ...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:05:00 PST

WHAT A LINEUP!!!

Was out on tour working for Def Leppard a couple of weeks ago and spent some time hanging with some drummer mates in the photo below..... All of these guys are among the best and most unique dru...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:18:00 PST

Nickelback, Scary Men and Pussy Pics...

Popped up to Dallas a couple of weekends ago to hang out with my mates in Nickelback... Ended up doing a quickie photo session with fantabulous Nickelback drummer and good mate Daniel Adair befo...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:23:00 PST

NEW MAGAZINE FEATURE!

Thought y'all may like to see some of the magazine work I've done just recently... "GUITAR EDGE" magazine for Sept '07 has a 6 page feature on Mark and Wille from Lamb of God using all my photos...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:52:00 PST

ZAKK WYLDE MADE ME SPOON WITH HIM!!

So last Saturday I headed on up the road to Ozzfest in San Antonio, Texas do do a photo shoot for my client, EMG Pickups... My subject...ZAKK WYLDE, guitarist extraordinaire for Ozzy himself!!&n...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:21:00 PST

TESTING A NEW LENS

Testing a new lens tonite..... My favorite subject in all the world modeled for me..... ...
Posted by Ash Newell - Rock Photographer on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:43:00 PST