James Fortune

View more of James Fortune's photos at: www.fortunesicons.com

Back in the 1970's, in the aftermath of political, civil and sexual revoltuion all over the world, James Fortune plied his trade in the backstages and VIP sections of some of the nation's biggest rock musical events.

James spent more than a decade photographing rock 'n' roll icons like Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison, Elton John and countless others. His catalog of some 15,000 images contains shots of everything from hippie riots in Hollywood to Gene Simmons and Cher sharing an eclair.

With the social revolution of the '60's and '70's behind him, Fortune found himself working in the midst of a new revolution, one that continues today - the digital revolution. When Linda McCartney died, James was recognized for his one-of-a-kind image of the McCartney family, and has since generated high-resolution scans of over 2,700 images now available to publishers and collectors around the world.

With both on and off stage images, Fortune's catalog offers some of the most unique rock photos from the classic '70's and '80's genre.

View more of James Fortune's photos at: www.fortunesicons.com