b. 1943

Jan Persson has worked as freelance photographer since 1962 for Danish newspapers and magazines in and around Copenhagen. Early on he specialized on documenting the jazz scene, later also capturing the visiting beat and rock musicians who visited Copenhagen during the ’60s and ’70s. His work has been documented in a series of books and exhibitions and more than one thousand LP and CD covers. Persson received the Ben Webster Prize in March 2004 for his contributions to jazz, cementing his reputation as one of the finest jazz photographers.