Julian Charles John Lennon is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia Powell. In 1968, his parents divorced, when Julian was five. Julian inspired three Beatles songs: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1967), "Hey Jude" (1968), and "Good Night" (1968).
Lennon started a music career in 1984 with the album Valotte, best known for "Too Late for Goodbyes" and the title track. He has since released six more albums. He has held exhibitions of his fine-art photography and has written several children's books. In 2006, Lennon produced the environmental documentary film Whaledreamers, which won eight international awards.
2007, founded The White Feather Foundation (TWFF), whose mission goal is to address "environmental and humanitarian issues".
2008, Prince of Monaco Albert II presented TWFF with the Better World Environmental Award.
2010, he published a book entitled: Beatles Memorabilia: The Julian Lennon Collection
2015, after the Nepal earthquake, TWFF contributed to the Music for Relief's Nepal aid fund2017-2019, Lennon wrote the New York Times Bestselling trilogy, Touch the Earth, Heal the Earth and Love the Earth.
After his mother's death, Lennon renamed TWFF's Foundation scholarship program: "The Cynthia Lennon Scholarship for Girls".
2019, Lennon contributed his voice and music to the feature film One Little Finger, to spread awareness about 'ability in disability'. It shows how important and powerful music is to support societal and cognitive development of people with disabilities.
2020, Lennon honored with the CC Forum Philanthropy Award in Monaco.
2020, named UNESCO Center for Peace 2020 Cross-Cultural and Peace Crafter Award Laureate.
2020, executive producer of Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground about regenerative agriculture and the follow-up film Common Ground.
2022, executive producer of documentary film Women of the White Buffalo, which chronicles the lives of women living on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
2022, Lennon recorded his version of his father's 1971 song "Imagine" with all proceeds going to support Ukraine.
2021, Lennon published a graphic novel for middle-grade children, The Morning Tribe, with co-author Bart Davis.
2024, Lennon released a book of his photographs entitled Life's Fragile Moments.