Brian Aris

{{short description|British photographer}}

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| website = [http://www.brianaris.com Brianaris.com]

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Brian Aris is a British photographer who began his career as a photojournalist. Initially, he was a front line photographer of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, the plight of Palestinian children in Jordan, the civil war in Lebanon, famine in Africa and the Vietnam War.{{cite web|url=http://www.brianaris.com|website=Brianaris.com|title=BRIAN ARIS : British Celebrity Photographer - Portraiture, Fashion And Editorial Photography|accessdate=2017-07-14}} In 1976, he met with Paula Yates who wanted to become a model and struck up a friendship with her then boyfriend Bob Geldof. Eventually he decided to change direction and become a photographer of fashion and glamour models, as well as stars of the music industry for newspapers and magazines.{{cite web|url=https://blendergallery.com/collections/brian-aris|website=Blendergallery.com|title=Brian Aris – Blender Gallery|accessdate=2017-07-14}}[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/brian-aris-photography-george-michael-david-bowie-pete-doherty-kate-bush-gallery-folkestone-a7940426.html?amp Photographer details encounters with some of the world's most beloved artists] - 11 September 2017