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==Career==
==Career==
Among the bands Diltz played with was the [[Modern Folk Quartet]]. While a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz became interested in photography, met [[The Monkees]], played on some of their recording sessions, and took numerous photographs of the band, many of which have been published. His work also attracted the eye of other musicians who needed publicity and album cover photos. He was the official photographer at [[Woodstock]], and the Monterey and Miami Music Festivals, and has photographed over 200 record album covers.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
Among the bands Diltz played with was the [[Modern Folk Quartet]]. While a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz became interested in photography, met [[The Monkees]], played on some of their recording sessions, and took numerous photographs of the band, many of which have been published. His work also attracted the eye of other musicians who needed publicity and album cover photos. He was the official photographer at [[Woodstock]], and at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]] and [[Miami Pop Festival (December 1968)|Miami Pop Festival]], and has photographed over 200 record album covers.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}


Diltz photographed 1960s folk-rock stars who lived in Los Angeles's [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Hagan|first1=Sean|title=Henry Diltz:caught in the Canyon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/26/henry-diltz-laurel-canyon-photographs|access-date=May 25, 2013|publisher=TheGuardian|date=May 25, 2013}}</ref> During that time, Laurel Canyon was a center of American music.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=Anthony|title=Capturing an era of rock nobility on film|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/capturing-an-era-of-rock-nobility-on-film/|access-date=February 8, 2015|agency=CBS News|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.}}</ref> Many rising stars were drawn to Laurel Canyon, a laid-back neighborhood in the [[Hollywood Hills]].<ref name="Lachno">{{cite news|last1=Lachno|first1=James|title=Henry Diltz Q & A: the story of Laurel Canyon and LA folk|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/10750288/Henry-Diltz-QandA-the-story-of-Laurel-Canyon-and-LA-folk.html|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=The Telegraph|date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> "There was a sense of brotherhood in all of this - in the music scene, in [[Laurel Canyon]], certainly at [[Woodstock]]. But all the people I photographed: I love their music."<ref name="Lachno" />
Diltz photographed 1960s folk-rock stars who lived in Los Angeles's [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Hagan|first1=Sean|title=Henry Diltz:caught in the Canyon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/26/henry-diltz-laurel-canyon-photographs|access-date=May 25, 2013|publisher=TheGuardian|date=May 25, 2013}}</ref> During that time, Laurel Canyon was a center of American music.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mason|first1=Anthony|title=Capturing an era of rock nobility on film|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/capturing-an-era-of-rock-nobility-on-film/|access-date=February 8, 2015|agency=CBS News|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.}}</ref> Many rising stars were drawn to Laurel Canyon, a laid-back neighborhood in the [[Hollywood Hills]].<ref name="Lachno">{{cite news|last1=Lachno|first1=James|title=Henry Diltz Q & A: the story of Laurel Canyon and LA folk|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/10750288/Henry-Diltz-QandA-the-story-of-Laurel-Canyon-and-LA-folk.html|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=The Telegraph|date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> "There was a sense of brotherhood in all of this - in the music scene, in [[Laurel Canyon]], certainly at [[Woodstock]]. But all the people I photographed: I love their music."<ref name="Lachno" />

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Henry Diltz
Born
Henry Stanford Diltz

(1938-09-06) September 6, 1938 (age 86)
Kansas City, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPhotographer
Known forMusic photography
Websitewww.henrydiltz.com

Henry Stanford Diltz (born September 6, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American folk musician and photographer who has been active since the 1960s.[1]

Career

Among the bands Diltz played with was the Modern Folk Quartet. While a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz became interested in photography, met The Monkees, played on some of their recording sessions, and took numerous photographs of the band, many of which have been published. His work also attracted the eye of other musicians who needed publicity and album cover photos. He was the official photographer at Woodstock, and at the Monterey Pop Festival and Miami Pop Festival, and has photographed over 200 record album covers.[citation needed]

Diltz photographed 1960s folk-rock stars who lived in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.[2] During that time, Laurel Canyon was a center of American music.[3] Many rising stars were drawn to Laurel Canyon, a laid-back neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills.[4] "There was a sense of brotherhood in all of this - in the music scene, in Laurel Canyon, certainly at Woodstock. But all the people I photographed: I love their music."[4]

Photo of The Doors by Henry Diltz used on the cover of Morrison Hotel

In 1971 he and songwriter Jimmy Webb nearly died in a glider aircraft accident. Webb was piloting and Diltz was taking motion picture film from the rear seat. Both suffered significant injuries. The film did not survive.[citation needed]

Diltz contributed all the photographs to the 1978 book California Rock, California Sound, which archived the Los Angeles music scene of the 1970s. British writer Anthony Fawcett provided the bulk of the text. He also has a book titled, California Dreaming, from Genesis Publications UK.[5] The self-published Unpainted Faces book of black and white photographs was released through Morrison Hotel Gallery.[6]

Diltz is co-founder along with Peter Blachley and Rich Horowitz of the Morrison Hotel Gallery[7] in SoHo, New York City, and in West Hollywood. The galleries specialize in fine-art music photography, including his own works.[8]

Diltz is still active, including a role as contributing photographer to The Henry Rollins Show. He was among the 43 photographers invited to donate a print to "FOCUS: an auction of the finest photography to benefit City Harvest...." The fund-raiser was on September 18, 2008, supported City Harvest, a food collection bank in New York City.[9]

Personal life

He has two children (Zoe Diltz Pratt and Nicholas Harrison Diltz) with Elizabeth Joy Grand Diltz.[citation needed]

Diltz lives in California. The archive in his bungalow in North Hollywood, California, holds some 800,000 photographs, alphabetized from "A" (for America) to "Z" (for Zappa).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Iconic Images From Rock And Roll Photographer Henry Diltz". www.WBUR.org. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (May 25, 2013). "Henry Diltz:caught in the Canyon". TheGuardian. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. ^ Mason, Anthony. "Capturing an era of rock nobility on film". CBS Interactive Inc. CBS News. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Lachno, James (April 7, 2014). "Henry Diltz Q & A: the story of Laurel Canyon and LA folk". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "CALIFORNIA DREAMING - Photographs by Henry Diltz -". Genesis Publications. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Morrison Hotel Gallery - Unpainted Faces - Henry Diltz (Soft Cover)". MorrisonHotelGallery.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Morrison Hotel Gallery". www.MorrisonHotelGallery.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "Henry Diltz Photography - Rock N Roll Photographer". MorrisonHotelGallery.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  9. ^ FOCUS[permanent dead link]


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