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Record collections of vinyl connoisseurs around the world

Iranian photographer Eilon Paz is someone who loves to take photographs of vinyl connoisseurs and their collections in the most intimate of environments, their ultimate record storage rooms.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the photographer

Paz, a record collector himself, thought it might be interesting to explore those whose record collections are both larger and weirder than his own.

The candid photos glimpse into the collections of world-renowned and lesser-known DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts.

And you can enjoy exploring what he finds in a 416-page coffee-table book entitled Dust and Grooves, which groups together his photographs with compelling stories that closely examine the records and the people behind them.

Man in blue shirt flipping through vinyl records in front of shelves stacked with record collections
Person holding the Soul Flutes Trust in Me album with red lips artwork, standing in front of shelves of vinyl records
Man wearing a cap and checked shirt browsing vinyl records from floor-to-ceiling shelves in a record storage room, with a vinyl record in the foreground
A man sits atop an expansive wooden shelving unit packed with vinyl records, with audio equipment visible below in his bright, minimalist collection room.
A vinyl collector sits surrounded by hundreds of framed album covers and records densely packed on walls and shelves in a small, cluttered record room
A record collector sits surrounded by shelves and stacks of vinyl records and CDs in a compact room, photographed from above by Eilon Paz
Man with white hair in blue checked shirt sits with vinyl record against wooden shelving filled with albums in a record storage room
A vinyl collector sits surrounded by records, musical instruments and framed posters in a warmly lit green-walled room filled with memorabilia and album covers
Hands holding a black vinyl record sleeve featuring an illustration of scissors with a red oval detail on the blade
Person holding three vinyl records with red labels in front of shelves of CDs and records in a collection room
Colourful vinyl records organised by colour spectrum on shelves, from blue and pink tones at the top to browns and neutrals below
Man with young child sitting on wooden floor in front of vinyl record collection, holding album artwork
Man in patterned shirt kneeling among stacked vinyl records and storage boxes in a living room with a fireplace
A man in a light pink shirt smiles while reaching towards vinyl records displayed on a yellow table in his collection room.
Bearded man holding an album cover with a close-up of a face, while obscuring his own head with a large eye illustration from a Seatrain album cover, standing in front of wooden vinyl storage shelves.
Man wearing glasses and beanie holds a vinyl record while surrounded by his collection stacked in the background, black and white photograph
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