Hester Doove is a Dutch photographer specialised in portraits. From 1989 to 2001 she portrayed a lot of international pop artists, amongst others for the Dutch music magazine OOR. It usually was quite a challenge to make these photos, in a very limited amount of time, backstage or in and around hotels. But exactly those limiting circumstances as well as the always very special encounters with these artists were the major driver and creative inspiration to make the unique portraits for which she’s well-known.

Music Portraits is the result of a collaboration with designer Jan van Mechelen of ZEE graphic design & typography. The book will be published in English on 160 pages, format 22 x 26 cm and a preface by Dutch music journalist Leo Blokhuis. The book includes portraits by Seal, Barry White, Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithfull, Tori Amos, J.J.Cale, John Hiatt, Suzanne Vega, Joe Jackson, David Byrne, Lenny Kravitz, Susanna Hoffs, Robbie Robertson, Lisa Stansfield, Chris Isaak, Sonic Youth, Youssou N’Dour and Thom Yorke.