Held: Three Decades of Artists and Their Gibson Guitars by Scarlet Page

Scarlet Page celebrates three decades of rock photography through portraits of Jeff Buckley, Alex Turner, Angus Young and more, capturing the power of live music and the legacy of Gibson guitars. About For more than three decades, Scarlet Page has photographed some of the world’s most influential musicians—on stage, backstage, in the studio and on the road. One of the most prominent female rock photographers of her generation, Page has built an extraordinary archive that captures both the spectacle of live performance and the quieter moments surrounding it. In Held: Three Decades of Artists and Their Gibson Guitars , Page delves into that archive to bring together more than 30 years of music portraits, celebrating the enduring relationship between artists and their instruments—and the power of live music to bring people together. The exhibition includes Alex Turner performing during Arctic Monkeys’ triumphant return to Glastonbury in 2023 and AC/DC’s Angus Young supporting The Rolling Stones in 2003. The Darkness are photographed during Page’s year on the road with the band as their official photographer, while Paul Weller is captured backstage at the Royal Albert Hall during a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit—a charity Page has supported throughout her career. One of the exhibition’s defining images captures Jeff Buckley during his now-iconic performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage in 1995. Elsewhere, Slash is photographed during a fleeting portrait session at Hollywood’s Sunset Marquis hotel. Although rushing to reach one of his children’s sports games, Page recalls that he “became his iconic self for the camera in moments.” Also featured are Lenny Kravitz, Jack White, Jimmy Page, Wolf Alice, Cat Stevens, Michael Kiwanuka, Placebo’s Brian Molko, Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones, The Cure’s Robert Smith, The Stone Roses’ John Squire, Robbie Williams, Geese’s Cameron Winter and Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley. Together, the live, candid and studio photographs reveal different sides of the musicians and their individual relationships with their Gibson guitars. Page’s career began in 1993, when her first published photograph—a portrait of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell—appeared on the back cover of Raw Magazine . She went on to photograph the Beastie Boys and The Smashing Pumpkins during the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, an experience she describes as where she “cut her teeth”. Her breakthrough came the following year, when one of her photographs was selected for the cover of The Verve’s A Northern Soul , the band’s first Top 20 album. Since then, Page’s backstage access and instinctive understanding of performers have given her a front-row view of some of rock music’s most memorable moments. At a time when music photography remained largely male-dominated, she established herself as a distinctive and trusted presence within the industry. “It’s been such a pleasure delving into my archive and rediscovering these photographs,” says Page. “Now more than ever, we need live music, and I hope this exhibition reminds people of the power it has to bring us together. The collection brings together live, candid and studio moments, each capturing a different side of the artists I’ve had the privilege to photograph and their relationship with their Gibson.” Held: Three Decades of Artists and Their Gibson Guitars is at Gibson Garage London from 23 September 2026 to February 2027. Open Monday–Friday, 11am–7pm; Saturday, 10am–7pm; and Sunday, 12–6pm. Signed limited-edition prints are available through RedHouse Originals. Read more Toggle Photography