ple would appreciate them and
that they would get so far that
they’d end up in a gallery.
I had my first exhibit in 1972,
so I have been exhibiting for a
while but it’s taken quite a while
for the art form to reach this level. It’s more than pop celebrity
portraits, it’s capturing the feeling and excitement of what’s going on. It’s kind of a cultural history at this point.
When you see thousands of
people take photos at a con-
New Jersey Stage
cert on their cell phones, does
it ever worry you about the future of rock photography?
Well, I don’t shoot like I used to
because so many people are
taking their own pictures that
there’s less demand for the kind
of work I used to do. And there’s
a lot more people taking good
pictures as well, it’s not all just
bad cell phone pictures. It’s become quite a popular goal as a
profession.
I think there’s a future for rock
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