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Traveling Wilburys Photos

This gallery is still being built out. In the meantime, here's a guide to what actually exists, and where it lives.

The official session photography

The most widely circulated Wilburys photography comes from the Vol. 1 sessions themselves, shot by Neal Preston (who handled the album's portrait photography), alongside Gered Mankowitz and Chris Smith, who contributed additional sleeve photography. Vol. 3's cover photography came from Caroline Greyshock. These are the images you've almost certainly already seen if you've ever held either album: five men in sunglasses, doing an admirable job of looking like they might genuinely be brothers.

What we're building here

Once this section is fully populated, expect it to be organized into a few clear categories: candid shots from the Vol. 1 sessions at Dave Stewart's house, official album and single artwork across every pressing and reissue, and press photography from the brief promotional window around each release. Given how little the band toured or did press as a unit, the total volume of genuine Wilburys photography is smaller than you'd expect for a group this famous, which if anything makes what exists more worth collecting properly in one place.

Licensing note

Music photography is heavily copyrighted, and this site will only use images we have proper rights or licenses to display. If you're a rights holder and want to see your work featured (or removed) here, use the contact page.

In the meantime, see the story behind the band's five official videos on our music videos page, or read the full band history for the context behind the most famous shots.