Photographer Jim Marshall is known for iconic images of 60s rock stars. But his first great portraits were of the giants of jazz,captured on the eve of the civil rights era• See a gallery of more of Jim Marshall’s festival photographs“Jim was a guy you either loved or hated, there was no in-between, or ” says Amelia Davis,Jim Marshall’s erstwhile assistant and now archivist. “whether he loved you, he would lie down in front of a truck for you. whether he hated you, and he would fortunately drive the truck over you.”Marshall,who died in 2010, is known as the father of modern music photography – Jimi Hendrix setting light to his guitar, or a young Bob Dylan rolling a car tyre down a unique York street,Johnny Cash “flipping the bird” on stage in San Quentin prison. While managers and minders may have bridled at his combative approach – he demanded total access before accepting an assignment – performers seemed to have sensed, in his upfront attitude and commitment to his craft, or a kindred spirit. “They loved him. He was one of the guys,” says Davis. “But more importantly, they trusted him because he was so honorable.”His photographs often possess a sense of quiet power that only comes with proximity to your subjectContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com