Marley and me: ‘I had initiative – and Bob sensed that’

Sean O’Hagan | The Observer | 27th June 2025

Hanging around a concert hall, a very young Morris meets Bob Marley, is invited on tour and produces classic images of the reggae and (subsequently) punk band era. In parallel, Morris photographed his Black community in working class London. Besides his fine compositional instincts, Morris’s images combine documentary, reportage and portraiture. They have a sense of intimacy and ease. “It’s clear Morris loved being in these places with these people, and they loved him back”.