Dylan, Joplin Photographer Dies

Barry Feinstein shot iconic album covers for rock legends

Published 21st Oct 2011

Feinstein was responsible for photos which graced album covers such as Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin', Janis Joplin's Pearl, The Rolling Stones' banned "graffiti" cover for Beggars Banquet and George Harrison's All Things Must Pass.

He was present for Dylan's 1966 "electric" tour, productions some of the most iconic images of Dylan ever caught on film.

He worked in Hollywood and Washington, DC, shooting the likes of Judy Garland, Steve McQueen, Richard Nixon, John Kennedy and Frank Sinatra along with many other icons of the 1960s and 1970s.

Feinstein also directed the 1968 cult movie You Are What You Eat, which starred David Crosby.

He sadly passed away at his New York home aged 80.

See some of his amazing work HERE