Gered Mankowitz: Seeing rock icons through the storyteller’s lens

Born in London, Gered Mankowitz established his first photography studio in 1963, at age 17, as the British rock and blues movements were about to explode. He started working with the Rolling Stones soon after, touring the US with the then-fledgling band and producing several of their early album covers. Mankowitz quickly became a sought-after rock lensman, capturing timeless images of major stars from the 1960s through today – Jimi Hendrix, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Marianne Faithful, Elton John, Free, Kate Bush, Eurythmics, George Harrison, Paul McCartney & Wings, Sparks, Sade, Oasis, and countless others.

Mankowitz has continued to work in the music business, as well as contributing to many leading magazines and also taking prize-winning advertising photos. In 2013, he published a retrospective book – Gered Mankowitz: 50 Years of Rock and Roll Photography; and he was Executive Producer of the six-part TV series “Icon: Music Through the Lens,” which aired on PBS in 2020.

Photos by Gered Mankowitz are used with his permission and may not be captured or reproduced. Website: www.mankowitz.com.

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