Eye of the Music

Sherry Rayn Barnett is a widely published music photographer, specializing in live performance. She began her career in NYC shooting for the underground press, focusing on the folk, jazz and rock musicians of the early 70's. Sherry's archives span nearly 50 years, documenting a "who's who" of pop music from legends like Janis Joplin, BB King and Tina Turner, to contemporary favorites in rock, folk, jazz, blues and country. Currently based in LA, she can be found shooting music...
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Sherry Rayn Barnett is a widely published music photographer, specializing in live performance. She began her career in NYC shooting for the underground press, focusing on the folk, jazz and rock musicians of the early 70's. Sherry's archives span nearly 50 years, documenting a "who's who" of pop music from legends like Janis Joplin, BB King and Tina Turner, to contemporary favorites in rock, folk, jazz, blues and country. Currently based in LA, she can be found shooting music festivals and concert series, while licensing her archival work for books, magazines, documentaries, electronic media and private collections.The famed Forum rock arena in LA and The C.F. Martin Guitar Museum in Nazareth, PA. have permanent display panels of her images. The Rock Hall of Fame used one of Sherry's classic photos of Chuck Berry to close out their induction ceremony tribute to the rock 'n' roll legend.In 2020, her archival photographs have been seen in major music documentary releases - "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice", "The Go-Go's" and "Laurel Canyon". The Emmy nominated television series "Little Fires Everywhere" and Apple TV's "Little Voice" used her classic Nina Simone images. James Taylor personally chose several rare photographs of Sherry's to be included in his Audible.com memoir, "Break Shot", and early Prince images can be seen in Rolling Stone's Prince special tribute issue as well.EYE OF THE MUSIC is the first collection of her work, covering the first two decades of iconic performers, from 1969-1989. Hardcover, with 250+ pages of primarily B&W images. It has been said that the book is "Worth 1,000,000 words" (Bill Bentley, Americana Highways) and "A Feast for Eyes and Souls" (Henry Carrigan, No Depression Magazine). Cheryl Bentyne of The Manhattan Transfer says, "Sherry is a brilliant photographer. She shines on a soulful level, catching that perfect moment between breaths of her subject".Currently based in LA, she can be found shooting music festivals, while licensing her archival work for books, magazines, documentaries, electronic media and private collections ... capturing images that contribute to the visual history of our lives.