JIM MARSHALL:

Jim Marshall was the photographer who helped define the music industry of the early 20th century, photographing many of the most influential artists of the time including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan. Jim Marshall was highly regarded within the industry, building trust with artists that they knew he would never break. His pictures established a new level of intimacy in the relationship between entertainers and the photojournalists documenting them [Buzzfeed News, 2019]. The main reason for his fame was the way he managed to capture such big names as normal people, capturing moments with noticeable humanity [Buzzfeed News, 2022]. Marshall's intentions, unlike most music photographers of the times, were to capture and document pieces of history to preserve them for the generations to come - making him stand out from the crowd. He portrayed the human parts of these god-like musicians all whilst remembering to still give them their moment of glory with extraordinary and dramatic shots of their live sets. In his archive of photos there are pieces of civil rights, poverty in America and protests from around the country, but instead chose to go against the grain and focus on the music industry with the hopes to inspire and preserve.