This man and is style is so inspiring to me. He photographed things just the way he saw them, his vision revealed perfectly on each developed shot. Even photographing some of the worlds biggest rock stars, he always did things his way and had fun with it. He is truly a photographer for the joy of it.
Here is a block from the segment:
In 1969, he took lead singer Jim Morrison and the band to a rundown hotel, named the Morrison Hotel, in downtown L.A. "This is the hotel that Ray Manzarek, the keyboard player, had seen just driving by, randomly."
"Did you position them?" asked Mason.
"No, no. I didn't. 'Cause we came out here and I thought, 'Well, I'll have them stand here like under the sign.' I said, 'Run in there.' And they just hit those spots perfect."
He took one roll of film, no lights: "I never knew how to use lights. God's light, that's all I knew, you know?"
I <3 this man.
You can watch the whole thing here."...Anthony Mason takes us on a picturesque tour of L.A.'s iconic Laurel Canyon, home to rock and roll royalty, with photographer Henry Diltz."
Here is a block from the segment:
In 1969, he took lead singer Jim Morrison and the band to a rundown hotel, named the Morrison Hotel, in downtown L.A. "This is the hotel that Ray Manzarek, the keyboard player, had seen just driving by, randomly."
"Did you position them?" asked Mason.
"No, no. I didn't. 'Cause we came out here and I thought, 'Well, I'll have them stand here like under the sign.' I said, 'Run in there.' And they just hit those spots perfect."
He took one roll of film, no lights: "I never knew how to use lights. God's light, that's all I knew, you know?"
I <3 this man.
You can watch the whole thing here."...Anthony Mason takes us on a picturesque tour of L.A.'s iconic Laurel Canyon, home to rock and roll royalty, with photographer Henry Diltz."