Photographs of Janis Joplin
Iconic photographs by world-renowned music photographer of Janis Joplin in concert and backstage, on the road in 1968, and at the Woodstock Festival, 1969. Text includes recordings of Janis talking about her life, taken from interviews done with Peter Albin, bass player with her first band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and others.
Celebrated photographer Elliott Landy presents an intimate look at the legendary female singer-songwriter, Janis Joplin. Landy's iconic images of Janis, both on the road and in concert, capture and preserve her pure essence as well as her onstage magnificence.
Photographs of Janis Joplin: On the Road & On Stage features beautifully reproduced large format images, many never before published. Janis's own words, taken from recorded interviews by David Dalton, are used as extended captions and paired with photographs to provide insight into the woman behind the legend.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781493061273
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Backbeat Books
Contributors:
- Photographs by Elliott Landy
- Text by Janis Joplin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 266.0mm
Height: 262.0mm
Weight: 1380g
Pages: 200
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About the Author
Best known for his classic rock photographs, Elliott Landy was one of the first music photographers to be recognized as an artist. He was an official photographer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. His photographic works include famous portraits of Dylan, the Band, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, and Jimi Hendrix.
Published worldwide in books and magazines for fifty years, he has exhibited in many museums and art institutions and published ten books of his photographs.
Currently he's working on his interactive music video app, other genres of photography books, and guiding Zoom sessions of Sharing Stillness, a pragmatic and simple way of spirituality he has found.
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