Edward Colver
| Edward Colver | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edward Curtiss Colver June 17, 1949 Pomona, California, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Ed Colver |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Karin Swinney |
| Website | edwardcolver |
Edward Curtiss Colver, also known as Ed Colver, is an American photographer, best known for his early punk photographs.
Colver not only created a visual document of the birth of the hardcore punk in suburban Southern California from late 1978 to mid-1984, but also he greatly helped in defining the photography style and graphic identity of the American hardcore punk movement.
He was actually in the right place at the right time, and with the right attitude, but he was not merely a witness in the eye of the storm, he was indeed a living part of that big picture, and in this regard, his early work is an authentic self-portrait of the Southern California hardcore punk scene in its golden years.
His work was featured extensively in the book American Hardcore: A Tribal History (2001), written by Steven Blush, and in its documentary film version, American Hardcore (2006), directed by Paul Rachman.
Colver, a third-generation Southern Californian was born on 17 June 1949, in Pomona, California, was named after his great-grandfather, who arrived in the United States from Cornwall, England, in 1635. Edward's father, Charles Colver, was a forest ranger for 43 years. Upon his retirement, Charles was presented with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Award by President George H. W. Bush at the White House. The tallest peak southwest of Mount San Antonio aka Mount Baldy, was named Colver Peak after Charles.
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