Jeff Katz
Jeff Katz (born 1960) is an American commercial photographer. His early work focused primarily on photographing musicians for the recording industry. His photography expanded to capturing the images of actors and directors in film and TV. His work in the entertainment business is seen in advertising, movie posters, magazines, albums, tour books, and book publishing.
Jeff Katz
- Born
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Fairfield, Connecticut
- Education
- Ithaca College, New York
- Occupation
- Photography
- Known for
- collaboration with Prince
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Jeff Katz (born 1960) is an American commercial photographer. His early work focused primarily on photographing musicians for the recording industry. His photography expanded to capturing the images of actors and directors in film and TV. His work in the entertainment business is seen in advertising, movie posters, magazines, albums, tour books, and book publishing.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Jeff Katz. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q124710468
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 1960 • Birthplace — Fairfield, Connecticut • Education — Ithaca College, New York • Occupation — Photography • Known for — collaboration with Prince • Years Active — 1982 - present • Notable Works — album covers Sign o' the Times, The Family, Parade • Website — jeffkatzphotography.com
Education
Education
Jeff Katz was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. He graduated Cum Laude from Ithaca College, New York state in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cinema and Photography, and moved to Los Angeles, CA.
Collaboration with Prince
Collaboration with Prince
While in his early 20s, Katz became the personal photographer and official tour photographer for musician Prince for over a decade, and shot the covers of multiple Prince albums. In 1984, Warnes Bros. offered him the position of assistant photographer on the set of Prince's The Family album. Subsequently, he became the behind the scenes and personal photographer for Prince's directorial debut Under the Cherry Moon filmed in Nice, France. He then became Prince's official tour photographer, and collaborated for 12 years from January 1985 to the end 1996, creating over fifty photo sessions with him and his roster of artists including 'Sheila E.' (1988). Katz shot the covers of the Parade (1986) and Sign o' the Times (1987) albums. Katz was the main photographer for Prince's tour books and promotional imagery for Lovesexy (1988), 'Batman' (1989), 'Graffiti Bridge (1990), 'Diamonds and Pearls (1991) and more. He also photographed Prince's wedding to Mayte García in 1996. In 2019, Katz was a guest speaker at the Prince Celebration at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, where he talked about his shoots with Prince. His photographs of Prince are displayed on the walls of Paisley Park, including a room dedicated to the Under the Cherry Moon film. In an agreement with Prince's estate, Katz has an online art gallery showcasing his images of Prince. In 2020, a 120-page hardcover book with previously unseen photographs by Katz were published as part of Paisley Park's rerelease of Prince's Sign o' the Times recording.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Jeff Katz was born at Fairfield.
Birthplace
Fairfield.
Birth place
Photography
During the first years of his photography career, Katz worked in the music recording industry, shooting for record labels and publications such as Warner Bros. Records, Arista Records, and Universal Music Group, and Rolling Stone Magazine. His music photography includes album covers, tour books, single releases and promotional advertising for a range of music genres. In the 1990s Katz photographed covers, and featured articles, for publications such as People, Life, Parade, Entertainment Weekly, and TV Guide. This work expanded his career with motion pictures and television studios including Sony Pictures, A&E Network, Columbia Pictures, ABC and Disney Studios. His photography for Sports Illustrated brought him the opportunity to photograph athletes such as Oscar De La Hoya and others. He has photographed contemporary figures, artists, performers and athletes including LL Cool J, Earth, Wind & Fire, George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Colin Kaepernick, Bon Jovi, Rob Lowe, Olivia Munn, Ozzy Osbourne, Mel Gibson, John Densmore, Vanilla Ice, Elton John, and President Joe Biden.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Photography
11,392 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Jeff DunasPhotographer
- Jeff FuchsPhotographer
- Jeff GordPhotographer
- Jeff JacobsonPhotographer
- Jeff LipskyPhotographer
- Jeff LyonPhotographer
- Jeff MermelsteinPhotographer
- Jeff PinillaPhotographer
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Jeff Katz?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.