Gavin Evans

Gavin Evans is a British photographer, born in Sunderland in 1964 and now based in Berlin. Over a career spanning four decades, he has developed a distinctive approach to portraiture, photographing some of the most recognisable figures in music, film, art and contemporary culture.

His subjects have included David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Björk, Daniel Craig, Juliette Binoche and Ai Weiwei. Rather than relying on elaborate settings, Evans often works with a direct and stripped-back approach, allowing gesture, expression and personality to drive the image.

One of his best-known bodies of work is David Bowie: The Session, created during a forty-minute portrait sitting in London in 1995 for Time Out. The photographs went on to become some of the most widely recognised portraits of Bowie, appearing internationally in publications, exhibitions and cultural institutions.

Evans has worked for publications including Vogue, The New York Times and The Guardian, and his photographs have been exhibited at institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum and MoMA.

His work is characterised by its immediacy, strong psychological presence and an ability to capture well-known subjects in moments that feel unexpectedly direct and human.