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Hi! I’m Jenny Lens, the most published early west coast punk photographer, 1976-80.
YOU keep asking me so many questions. I keep emailing and posting. And more keep asking me to repeat stuff over and over again.
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Plus I can Tell True Tall Tales no one has heard! Photos rarely seen or never! More good stuff now!
I posted member-only exclusive audio, photos, video and text of Blondie, Fashion, Germs, Go-Go’s, the Masque, Ramones, the Screamers, X, lots of punk history and so much more to come! IF you join us!
Long-ago promised Clash stories and photos. Tech held me back. But I pushed forward JUST FOR YOU!
“Please investigate PUNK PIONEERS by photographer Jenny Lens, who captured the scene so perfectly.” — Henry Rollins, LA Weekly.
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Read the cool post about Fashions, highlighting my photos! “How to Look Punk” from Lethal Amounts.
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“Jenny Lens was not just one of the few photographers chronicling the early punk scene in both North America and London, she was also one of the few women working in a very male-dominated field.
Her life is pretty fascinating and made up of the three acts usually associated with characters in movies and novels.” Read more @ Adorama Camera.
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When Californians first saw the Ramones and my punk archive was birthed! Plus so much more!
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Punk True Tall Tales: Audio, Video, Photos and Text
Last Bohemian Era of American Culture at the end of the Second Millenium.
When cost of living so low we could go out every night, party, see bands and change world culture.
“The was a time when Punk Rock was dangerous, man — in a cerebral way. And Jenny Lens was there to record it all.” ~Garage Magazine
“The infamous Jenny Lens, supreme master of the punk rock photo.”
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The Ramones: Their First West Coast Tours
Hear behind the scenes stories behind published photos (famous and rarely seen). The images above were used, sadly, for their obits.
Shepard Fairey used my images for his iconic Dee Dee Ramone poster. Hear how I took these photos!
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One reason I have NOT posted more stories and photos is because some people are mean and rude and liars.
(“Some people give me the creeps,” from “We’re Desperate,” X.)
So I created this PRIVATE SAFE SPACE for us.
I plan on having some live sessions, as well as recorded audio and video.
It’s vital that we treat each other, and especially me, with respect. I should not have to say this, but it’s crazy how crazy people are!
Ok, so let’s have effin’ fun cos we sure need it.
Thanks and stay the eff well!
If you dare defend not wearing masks, I will kick your ass to the curb and not refund your money. That is not negotiable! No current politics! Also non-negotiable.
Let’s have fun and keep it safe for ALL of us. Thanks!
Questions prior to joining? Write Jenny Lens.
Members: write with suggestions what stories, events, shows, bands, people, parties, general themes, anything you are wondering about, 1976-80.
I possibly can include photos IF on my list: Bands, Parties, Venues, People 1976-80.
Contrary to popular thought, NOT all my photos scanned. Many are scanned very small, due to technology I owned at the time.
ANY idea how much time and money scanning costs? Six figures.
I want to know what you want to know, see and hear! Membership has it privileges. Write Jenny Lens
I photographed starting with the Ramones first West coast Tour, August 1976 to the Clash 16 Tons Tour in England, June 1980. ONLY.
See my list: Bands, Parties, Venues, People 1976-80.
I did not photograph much hardcore punk cos I hated the mindless violence.
I needed FUN, interesting people in creative, colorful clothes, and songs with lyrics that resonated with me and music that had a beat and you can dance to it. Not thrashing each other in the mosh pit.
Sadly, some of my fave negs and slides were stolen by a woman in the music industry supposedly trying to help me.
I’ve lots scanned, but not all large images. So we’ll deal with hundreds that are available.
Plus stories you’ve never heard or only heard from others. I always said punk is like the 6 blind men and the elephant.
Everyone has their own memories. But I wasn’t drunk and I do have photos. Plus I’ve interviewed many who also didn’t get stoned out of their minds every night.
Joan Jett (when still in Runaways), Exene and John Doe (months before X ever played!), Rand McNally (before he co-founded Dangerhouse Records) and Pleasant Gehman.
This was before Plez created Lobotomy fanzine. The first issue used my Mumps photo on cover. I was the only photographer listed in masthead. I have it as proof, no matter what you might read or hear elsewhere!
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“Seminal punk photographer Jenny Lens was rarely celebrated, but responsible for many of the Hollywood scene’s most iconic and honest images.“
Urb magazine, July/August 2006.
I shot THE classic photos: Ramones, Joan Jett/Runaways, X, Darby Crash, Germs, Screamers, the Masque, Clash, Sex Pistols, Damned and more.
IF you are an early punk fan, you’ve seen my photos. Often without my name. Fanzines, magazines, books, doc, merch (usually bootlegged).
NOW hear the TRUE TALL TALES behind my photos, many seen, many more never seen. The people I shot, parties, street, backstage, and yeah, the BEST punk rock shows ever! NEW stories only for your ears.
For a few bucks a month, hear the facts from “the Girl with the Camera Eye,” (anointed by Patti Smith). So get with it or get left behind. Your choice. Good rockin’ tonight.
April 9-18, 1977: The Week in LA that Changed Punk Forever (Video)
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Punk: LA, New York, England and the World
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Questions? Suggestions? Write me prior to joining with questions. Members: write with suggestions what stories, events, shows, bands, people, parties, general themes, anything you are wondering about, 1976-80. I want to know what you want to know, see and hear! Membership has it privileges. Write Jenny Lens.
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Jenny Lens In Action
I’ve always been camera shy, but so glad there’s a few images of myself! I painted my face as if I were Fauve (“Wild Beast”) Matisse on acid.
I made most of my jewelry and some of my clothes. Hollywood punks were a rough crowd. Amazing I got out alive! Gotta be made of strong stuff to survive. But it takes money and time and energy.
IF you support my hard work, which I do for you, you’ll Start Now. Please tell others. On ALL social media. Often. Thank you.
Center image: Robbie “Posh Boy” Fields, founder of Posh Boy Records and I were making out at a Screamers party, January 20, 1978. Melanie Nissen took this photo. We were making out in the closet! Oh that was a wild party.
KK Barrett (drummer for Screamers and later nominated for an Oscar) and others were throwing spaghetti in the kitchen. And Moshe Brakha models were there … that was the night I met his manager. Then we had an affair.
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I shot Divine at Fiorucci’s, Beverly Hills, June 1978. I fried my dark, naturally curly hair while bleaching it to turn it magenta, using Crazy Color hair dye from England. LOL! I never bleached my hair and was clueless. But that never stopped me!
The more I think about these times, the more I remember … images come to life in front of my eyes, many in my mind. So vivid. As if it were last night.
I’ve never told most of the stories nor in detail like you’ll hear. Plus see never seen photos and ephemera.
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