Queen – The Neal Preston Photographs published by Reel Art Press is an official coffee table book featuring classic and previously unpublished photographs – Neal, for many years, was Queen’s official photographer on tour. The book covers the period between 1977-1986, on stage, off stage, on the road and everything in between. Brian May and Roger Taylor are both also contributing to the project.
‘Queen: The Neal Preston Photographs’ is to be released in October 2020 through Reel Art Press and is available to PRE-ORDER.
Latest images from Neal Preston and the Reel Art Team.
8th August:
![Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor 1980](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_3_5f2dbed8a9051_690x474.jpg)
“I don’t recall any Queen gig that was not fun to shoot. They were all fun. There was never a bad angle or camera position. These were big-time, world-class level musicians at the top of their game and I couldn’t have asked for more.” Neal Preston
3rd August:
![Freddie Mercury](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_2_5f294c69c906e_690447.jpg)
“The fourth frame I shot during that show has become one of the most well-known rock photos in history. It’s a photograph I’m very proud of… and like all great photographs, it will live forever.” Neal Preston
27th July:
![Queen sound check Argentina, 1981.](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_1_5f1ec95d2caa6-690x457-1.jpg)
“The South American gigs kind of all melded together in my brain. I don’t recall one gig being exponentially better than any other one. The fans, though, went haywire.” Neal Preston
16th July:
![Printed pages ready to be bound.](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_queen-book-2_690x518.jpg)
13th July:
![Individual sections of the book (2)](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_book-3_576x768.jpg)
10th July:
![Individual sections of the book (1)](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_image-2_576x768.jpg)
29th June:
![A work in progress: A production proof of a random selection of images from the forthcoming Neal Preston Book.](https://brianmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NP_wet-queen_5ef9d84b21978_690x672.jpg)