Rob Shanahan

Rob Shanahan
Rob Shanahan poses in sunglasses in front of a museum exhibit of Charlie Watts' drum kit
Shanahan in 2017
Born (1966-05-08) May 8, 1966 (age 58)
Norwood, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)Photographer, drummer
Websitewww.robshanahan.com

Rob Shanahan is an American photographer and rock drummer known for his concert photography and portraits of celebrities. He has been the preferred photographer of ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr since 2006.[1]

Shanahan takes many photographs of musicians for musical instrument makers, including Paiste cymbals, and drum manufacturers Yamaha and Drum Workshop. Shanahan published a book in 2011 titled Volume 1: Through the Lens of Music Photographer Rob Shanahan. Starr wrote the book's foreword.[2]

  1. ^ Staff (March 2013). "Rock Photographer Rob Shanahan Book Signing". Modern Drummer. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Shanahan, Rob (2011). Volume 1: Through the Lens of Music Photographer Rob Shanahan. Abradale. ISBN 978-0615539423. Foreword by Ringo Starr