About Roger Morton

It all started when…

Roger was the photographer at the Roundhouse when it was a cornerstone of adventurous theatre and new music. It was a natural progression to become the photographer at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. At that time, under the guidance of Director Bill McAlister, the ICA led the way in the arts, including theatre, music, fine art and emerging video. 

Roger also worked at the Riverside Studios, during Peter Gill’s stewardship. With a permanent pass to Dingwalls Dancehall, granted by the owners John Armit and Tony McIntosh, Roger photographed all the top bands there. 

Roger was a regular contributor to Time Out magazine.

Roger worked with  several theatre companies, The London Theatre Group (Steven Berkoff), Shared Experience (Mike Alfreds), Commonstock (Frank Whitten), and several others on occasion. Roger was Steven Berkoff’s theatre photographer for 14 years and photographed The Trial, Agamemnon, The Fall of the House of Ussher, Metamorphosis, East, Greek, Decadence, Hamlet and several of his one-man shows. 

Roger later worked for BBC TV as a stills photographer covering a wide variety of programmes, mostly drama, both in the studios at the BBC Television Centre, White City and on location around the UK and Europe. 

He later became a theatre director in New Zealand winning Best Director in 1997.

Exhibitions.

Roger has had solo exhibitions at Le Galerie des Arts de Verteillac, Dieppe Scene National, The QI Club, Oxford, HMS President on the Thames, Victoria Embankment EC4 London, Proud Galleries, WC2, London press, Red Propeller Gallery, Kingsbridge, Devon.

Roger showed with Sir Peter Blake at the Royal Automobile Club, Piccadilly, London.

More exhibitions have been at the Commonwealth Club and the Audio Lounge in London and three at Chateau Tinteillac in South West France.