Rico D'Rozario has always been around music, both active and passive. Starting out as drummer at an early age, he left the live music business in the late sixties to study photography in London. And then set out to capture showbiz from behind the camera. Freelanced for Melody Maker, but soon left to settle in Holland, in 1973, where he worked for pop, jazz and the newly launched OOR music magazine. Shooting since then, some 150 record covers, promotional material, book covers, fashion, celebrities and business photography, advertising and videos. 

Rico D'Rozario is a well-known name in the world of photography. But what most people do not know is that he made paintings using airbrush techniques long before he became a photographer. From his collection of record covers, posters and paintings he has selected 5 computer airbrush prints based on Jazz for this website. These prints have been made available in a limited editon of 25 copies per print. These collector's items can be purchased individually or as a set of five.  

He twice received the Portrait Prize in the prestigious Silver Camera Award. He has had a numerous number of exhibitions. At the turn of the century, he produced a photo book for the North Sea Jazz festival's 25th Anniversary.

Finally in 2006 he published his third book called “RESPECT the beat goes on”. This book is based on soul and the many styles that came from this music going through Funk, Disco, Hiphop and RnB. Later in the same year he produced a series of portraits on assignment of five Dutch female artists. The series is called “An Ode to Billie Holiday”.