The Best of Rock Photography at GIW

Henry Diltz

In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, Southern California hosted a renaissance-style music scene that was as exciting then as it is influential today. Henry Diltz was a full-fledged and willing participant in this scene. As a founding member of The Modern Folk Quartet, Henry’s roots as a musician coupled with his agreeable demeanor allowed him to capture images of his musician friends that convey a rare feeling of trust and intimacy. 

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Amalie R. Rothschild

From 1968 to 1974 Amalie R. Rothschild was a freelance photographer in New York City specializing in music photography. She was also active with the Joshua Light Show and was the unofficial house photographer at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East Theater.

Amalie was on staff at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and photographed the 1969 Newport Festival, Cannes Film Festival 1967, Tanglewood 1969 and 1970, The Who’s 1969 US premier of Tommy, the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden, the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, Bob Dylan’s 1974 tour and many other music events.  

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Jason Laure

Photographer Jason Laure extensively documented the atmosphere and performances at Woodstock. Photos include just about every popular music artist of the time including The Who, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, and Janis Joplin. Woodstock achieved iconic status immediately; there had never been anything similar attempted on that scale. It’s highly unusual to find any unseen images from those three magical days. But GIW did.

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Jim Prue

Starting in the late 1970s, Jim Prue photographed nearly every musical artist and group that came through the Toronto area up until the late 1980s.

His photos cover rock & roll, disco, punk as well as blues and jazz artists ranging from legendary acts like "Santana" and “Bo Diddley” to up-and-coming independent artists in the Toronto music scene. All photos were shot on film and include tickets, press passes, and other exciting memorabilia.  GIW is still in process of scanning and ingesting this outstanding collection. 

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