Paul Burgess has worked with Sex Pistols on a number of occasions as a photographer and designer. He is also co-author of the book Satellite: Sex Pistols published by Abstract Sounds in 1999. In 2000 he designed the film poster and promotional material for the film The Filth and the Fury directed by Julien Temple.

In 2002 he provided archive material and Art Direction for the Virgin Sex Pistols Box Set. Burgess also photographed the band on the British tour in 1996, the American tour in 2003 and the 2007 gigs at Brixton Academy.