Val Wilmer

Val Wilmer
BornValerie Sybil Wilmer
(1941-12-07) 7 December 1941
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Occupation
  • Photographer
  • writer
NationalityBritish
Period1959–present
Subject
Notable works
  • Jazz People (1970)
  • The Face of Black Music (1976)
  • As Serious As Your Life (1977)
RelativesClive Wilmer (brother)

Valerie Sybil Wilmer (born 7 December 1941) is a British photographer and writer specialising in jazz, gospel, blues, and British African-Caribbean music and culture. Her notable books include Jazz People (1970) and As Serious As Your Life (1977), both first published by Allison and Busby. Wilmer's autobiography, Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This: My Life in the Jazz World, was published in 1989.