Ron Slenzak


Ronald J. Slenzak is an American photographer, best known for photographing record album covers. Some of the album covers that he has photographed include Spitfire, Huey Lewis and the News, It Must Be Magic, Dreams, Throwin' Down and Beat Street.

Biography

Slenzak was born on January 29, 1948.
In the 1970s, he became one of the most sought after photographers of album covers. Throughout a career that spans nearly four decades, Slenzak has photographed album covers for a wide range of recording acts including Huey Lewis and the News, Jefferson Starship and numerous Motown artists.
Other clients include: Disney, Fox Family Channel, Paramount Pictures, Sony Entertainment, Twentieth Century-Fox and Warner Brothers Television.
Currently, Slenzak is based in Venice, California. He is a member of the faculty at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Selected Album Cover credits

AlbumArtist or GroupLabel
AlfieAlfieMotown
Romance in the NightJosé FelicianoMotown
Sam HarrisSam HarrisMotown
Sam-I-AmSam HarrisMotown
FrenzyHigh InergyGordy
Hold OnHigh InergyGordy
Throwin' DownRick JamesGordy
SpitfireJefferson StarshipGrunt/RCA
Kagny & the Dirty RatsKagny & the Dirty RatsMotown
KoKo-PoPKoko-PoPMotown
Secrets of Lonely BoysKoKo-PoPMotown
Huey Lewis and the NewsHuey Lewis and the NewsChrysalis
It Must Be MagicTeena MarieGordy
Mary Jane GirlsMary Jane GirlsGordy
Just for YouThe McCrarysCapitol
Second To NunnBobby NunnMotown
The Right ChoiceThe Right ChoiceMotown
The GenieRockwellMotown
DreamsGrace SlickRCA
Beat StreetPrismCapitol
You Told Your Mama Not to WorryHugh MasekelaCasablanca Records