Donna Santisi

Donna Santisi
Born
New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Known forPhotography
Websitedonnasantisiphotography.com

Donna Santisi is an American photographer. Her work has appeared in Slash, New York Rocker and Creem.[1]

Career

Santisi first became interested in photography in college.[2] She saw Janis Joplin multiple times and the desire grew to document the experience.[3] Santisi received a BS in Business Administration from Rider University[4] but after experiencing the punk scene of Los Angeles Santisi devoted herself to photography.[4]

The first bands Santisi photographed were The Shangri-Las and The Young Rascals.[2]

Her seminal punk photography collection[4] documenting the LA new wave and punk rock scene, Ask The Angels, was published in 1978.[3] An expanded edition was published in 2010.[5]

Santisi shot the cover for The Cramps's album Psychedelic Jungle,[4] provided photography for the inner sleeves of The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads by Talking Heads[6] and Learning to Crawl by The Pretenders,[7] among other album covers and sleeve inserts.[1] Her photography was used for the cover of Kelly Johnson's biography Surviving My Friends: The Official Kelly Johnson Story.[8]

Santisi is predominately a nature photographer now.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Donna Santisi". Discogs. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b M, Bob (August 3, 2010). "Interview with Donna Santisi about her new re-released book Ask The Angels". Big Wheel Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Wirth, Dawn. "I Bought By First Camera in 1969: Dawn Wirth Interviews Photographer Donna Santisi". Punk Globe. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Bag, Alice (November 25, 2016). "Donna Santisi". Alicebag.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Jones, Nathaniel Robert. "Ask the Angels". Nathanielrobertjones.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Talking Heads – The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads". Discogs. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl". Discogs. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Surviving My Friends: The Kelly Johnson Story". The Kelly Johnson Book. Retrieved October 20, 2019.