Martyn Goddard
The Music Photo Gallery · Represented Photographer

Martyn Goddard

Martyn Goddard
Portrait of the photographer
Biography

Martyn Goddard is one of the leading photographers of the British New Wave era. From the mid-1970s onward, he created many of the defining images of Blondie, Debbie Harry, The Jam, The Cure, Queen, Wham! and numerous other artists whose photographs shaped the visual identity of popular music.

Working for publications including the Sunday Telegraph Magazine while maintaining close relationships with record labels and musicians, Goddard produced album covers, promotional sessions and editorial portraits that have become enduring icons of rock photography. His archive combines the energy of punk and new wave with a refined studio aesthetic that made him one of Britain's most influential music photographers.

This collection presents original limited-edition photographs by Martyn Goddard, available exclusively through The Music Photo Gallery.

Selected career exhibitions

Career Exhibitions

A selected record of museum and gallery presentations from Martyn Goddard's career.

Type
Title
Venue
Year
Exhibition
People of our time
National Theatre, London
1980
Exhibition
Rock’n’Roll & Fast Cars
The Exposure Gallery, London
2007
Exhibition
Golden Years, The Jam
The Snap Gallery, London
2015
Exhibition
Picture This. Blondie
The Snap Gallery, London
2016
Exhibition
Rock’n’Roll & Fast Cars
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, USA
2019
Exhibition
SoundIT
Poland
2020
Exhibition
Blondie In Camera 1978
The Barbican Arts Centre Music Library
2025/26
Moving image & archive

Films, Interviews
& Television

Documentaries, recorded interviews and television appearances from the archive.

Blondie - Martyn Goddard
Interview

Blondie - Martyn Goddard

Interview2026

Photographer Martyn Goddard reflects on his landmark 1978 work with Blondie, introducing Blondie in Camera 1978, an exhibition celebrating the band's breakthrough year through rare behind-the-scenes photographs, many of them previously unseen.

ACC Art Books
Interview

ACC Art Books

Interview2026

Photographer Martyn Goddard discusses his landmark 1978 assignment documenting Blondie during their breakthrough year, sharing the stories behind some of his most iconic images, now celebrated in his book Blondie in Camera 1978 and the accompanying Barbican exhibition.