Photography by Simon Larbalestier
Simon Larbalestier’s photography featured on a few Pixies albums in the late 80s, early 90s. His photos carry a sort of southof-the border look that lended the alterna surf punk band’s the right imagery to match its sound. Surfa Rosa was my intro to this band which influenced a lot of my music taste since.
Not to mention, being a fan of the music also helped me get away with having this poster on the wall of my room. His work is now for sale here.
His bio at the site is here. Also here is some of his later work in Cambodia and elsewhere, and a lot of talk about buddhism, which sort of reminded me of my favorite photo how-to book, the Tao of Photography. His new stuff still has a lot of the same look and feel of the former, and I think I’ll add them to my list of 99 reasons the Pixies should get back together for more than a one-off track.
If anything characterizes the 21st century, it’s our inability to restrain ourselves for the benefit of other people.
