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✖ Via Fotografía: Morrison by Elliot Landy, Hunter College, NYC, 1968.

About Elliot Landy:

Elliott Landy (born in 1942) is a photographer best known for his iconic photographs of rock musicians. A 1959 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, ten years later he was the official photographer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. His photographs have appeared on the covers of such magazines as Rolling Stone, LIFE, and The Saturday Evening Post. Landy’s portraits have also graced the covers of many of the best known albums of the era, including such classics as Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, Van Morrison’s Moondance, and The Band’s second album, eponymously titled The Band. From 1967 to 1969, Landy travelled with and photographed Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison. He has published several collections of his work. (wikipedia)

Check the same photo on his official website.



• Jul 21, 2010 link notes tagged: art  photograph  photographer  BW  music  musician  singer  rock&roll  1968  Morrison  star  fame  celebrity  history 

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