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Henry Diltz Photography

American, b. 1938

Music photographer Henry Diltz shot more than 250 album covers and thousands of publicity shots in the ‘60s and ‘70s, including the iconic Morrison Hotel cover for The Doors. 

Known for his fly-on-the-wall-style portraits, Diltz has shot other musical legends including the Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, America, Steppenwolf, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkees and David Cassidy. He was the official photographer at the Woodstock festival in August 1969, and Diltz’s work has also appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LIFE, People, Rolling Stone, High Times and Billboard

A popular musician in the 1960s himself, Diltz’s career, taking some of the most iconic photographs of our era, just happened. After a globetrotting childhood, he attended colleges in Munich, West Point and Honolulu, where he became known as a musician and founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet. When Phil Spector produced one of the group’s last singles, this led to many friendships with emerging recording artists in the California rock communities of the ‘60s and ‘70s. 

Immersed in this world, Diltz discovered a passion for photography, which turned into an obsession and, later, an occupation. His gift did not go unnoticed by musician-friends, whom Diltz documented as he hung out in the scene. 

“I only wanted to remember exactly what I saw,” he says. “It was all about capturing images and moments, filling the frame with the essence of what I saw.” 

Diltz’s professional career began with the serendipitous sale of a single shot of Buffalo Springfield in 1966. Through a memorable six-year partnership with design legend Gary Burden, the list of album covers and artists he shot grew to read like a “Who’s Who” of rock ‘n’ roll history. Musicians liked him for the natural quality of his photos and because he was not part of the “establishment” press. His work graced magazines like Rolling Stone and included a LIFE cover of Paul and Linda McCartney in April 1971. 

Diltz’s photos are distinguished by a lyrical sense of composition that actor Harrison Ford once referred to as “Henry’s framing Jones.” There’s an intuitive, naturalistic luminosity that only available light — which he prefers — can deliver. Whether working with conventional film or digital images, he always finds the perfect balance of illumination, color and reportage. 

Diltz and his images are such fixtures in rock culture that he is often interviewed for books, articles and documentaries about the era and speaks regularly on college campuses. He continues to document the music scene from his base in Southern California today. 

“I am amazed at the accumulation of images that has resulted, simply by doing what I love to do, day after day after day,” says Diltz. “It’s a result of being with countless people over the years, waiting at the sidelines for the moment to happen. Photography has been my passport, and I have arrived in the present, where I have always been, camera in hand. There! That says it best for me!”

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(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)

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Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
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Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA, 1985
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Stephen Stills, CO
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The Doors, Venice Beach, CA, 1969
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Crosby, Richards, and Wood Smoking
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CSNY Balboa Stadium, 1969
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Bruce Springsteen, Beginnings
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Bruce Springsteen, LA Veterans Benefit Concert, 1988
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Bruce Springsteen, "No Nukes" Concert, Hollywood Bowl, 1981
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Tom Waits, Hollywood, CA 1980
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The Eagles, Joshua Tree
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The Eagles, Joshua Tree
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James Taylor, 1969
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James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
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James Taylor, 1969
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James Taylor, 1969
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James Taylor, 1969
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John Sebastian, Woodstock, New York 1969
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James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
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James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
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John Sebastian, Tie-Dyed, 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Robert Plant, 1975
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Robert Plant, 1975
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Richie Havens, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Los Angeles, CA 1979
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Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Lear Jet contact sheet on the New Barbarians tour, 1979.
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Keith Richards, New Barbarians, 1979
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Keith Richards, New Barbarians, 1979
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Richie Havens, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Richie Havens, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Richie Havens, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
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Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
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Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
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Woodstock Stage, Bethel, NY 1969
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Jefferson Airplane, Woodstock 1969
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Grace Slick "Woodstock", Bethel, NY 1969
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Jefferson Airplane, Woodstock 1969
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John Sebastian, The Lovin' Spoonful, Woodstock, Bethel, NY, 1969
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John Sebastian, The Lovin' Spoonful, Woodstock, Bethel, NY, 1969
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Canned Heat, Woodstock, NY, 1969
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The Band, Woodstock, NY, 1969
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The Band, Woodstock, NY, 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Grace Slick, Woodstock, Bethel, NY 1969
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Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA, 1985
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    Henry Diltz uses a variety of cameras. For his famous photographs of musicians, he primarily relies on a Canon EOS 20D and a Nikon FM2 SLR. He first began photographing bands with a second-hand Japanese camera. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of Henry Diltz photographic art.

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