Monday, March 29, 2010

PHOTOGRAPHER JIM MARSHALL: 1936 - 2010

MUSIC INDUSTRY PHOTOGRAPHER

JIM MARSHALL
1936 - 2010

From the music news page of the NPR web site:

"I'm not sure that the art world appreciates music photography adequately, but they will become more and more appreciative," he says. "And as we get further and further away from the remarkable maelstrom of music that Jim Marshall walked through and photographed in the '60s and '70s, we will see how truly unique and singular those people and events were, and his viewpoints on it will be the way we see it."

Some of his iconic photos can be found below.

JIMI HENDRIX

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND "THE BIG MAN"

CHARLES MINGUS

ANGUS YOUNG [AC/DC]

MILES DAVIS WITH ACTOR STEVE MCQUEEN

JOHN COLTRANE

RAY CHARLES

You can learn more about the life and times of photographer Jim Marshall here.
You can see more of the music photographs of Jim Marshall here.

THE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY OF JOEL BRODSKY (1939 - 2007)

A little info on the life of music photographer Joel Brodsky.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Joel Brodsky graduated from Syracuse University in 1961 where he took his first and only course in photography. After graduation he worked at a local camera store acquiring the cameras he used when he went into business. Following a brief stint in the Army he worked as an assistant for one of New York’s top fashion photographers where he learned about commercial photography. Married and with his first child, in 1967 he opened his own studio where he shot his first photos that were used on an album. His fourth cover shooting for “The Doors” was part of a package that got nominated for a Grammy, (it was the first of nine covers he did for the group) and gave him access to many other record companies. In a time when the cover art was the only visual representation of their artists for the record buying public, Brodsky’s style helped to create an image for many diverse performers; from Aretha Franklin to Judy Collins, from Iggy Pop to Isaac Hayes and Country Joe & the Fish to Gladys Knight & The Pips. Among the last of his album photo sessions was the first Kiss cover in 1975. Altogether he shot well over 400 covers in that eight year period, and was also the advertising agency for six different labels. Later he worked for many commercial clients including: Revlon, Avon, Dupont, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales.