[1] Bayley was born in Pasadena, California[2] and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In that same year she met singer and songwriter Ian Dury whose band Kilburn and the Highroads were playing at a pub in Whitechapel.
While Bayley had taken a few photography classes in high school in the 60s,[5] it wasn't until November 1975 that she bought a camera to document what she saw going on in New York's downtown music scene.
[6] Apparently the record label had initially hired a different photographer, but the band rejected those photos and instead selected Bayley's image.
[8] In addition to her images of the Ramones, Bayley is known for her pictures of Debbie Harry of Blondie, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders of the Heartbreakers, Iggy Pop, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, Nick Lowe, Rockpile, Elvis Costello, X-Ray Spex, Billy Idol, and many, many others.