Julian Lennon Lives Life and Photographs It: 'Don't Waste the Moment'
Seems like just yesterday my radio program director walked into the studios with a new song on a “cart.” Actually, the date was 1985 and the song was Much Too Late for Goodbyes from Julian Lennon, the first single from his album, Valotte. I was immediately captivated by it as were our listeners. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart.
That was then and in Julian’s now, photography is a big hit. His exhibition, Cycle, is on tap at Leica Gallery in Los Angeles through October 17. I had the honor of sitting with Julian recently at his opening to talk about art and life. Bono, The Edge and Randy Jackson stopped by, as did a host of others who appreciate yet another facet of Julian’s wide range of talents and interests.
“I have always felt that I have observed life in a different way to others,” Julian, 53, has said. “Music has always been one creative outlet for me, but now I’m happy to add another one too, that being photography.”
By the way, for you camera buffs, Julian used the Leica V-LUX (Typ 114) to shoot the photographs in Cycle.
He is truly warm and wonderful. I hope you’ll get to know him better here.
I understand a third of the world’s shipping occurs in the South China Sea, where there are also huge oil and gas reserves. What was the appeal of photography there?
I accepted an invitation from a friend to take a cruise. I was hesitant about the whole idea of being stuck on a boat with a couple hundred people for 10 days. I got to take a best friend, and when I got there, my jaw dropped. I think I completely “overshot” the entire experience. I took the Leica camera out on the road for the first time and took pictures of anything and everything that intrigued me. I got a good understanding of the absolute beauty of some locations and of the struggle between humanity and the earth.
By: Stephanie Stevens
Source: Parade
