Yet another visit, this weekend, to a photographic exhibition featuring 1960's musicians - on this occasion to see Harry Goodwin's "My Generation: the Glory Years of British Rock" which has just opened at the Victoria & Albert in London. Harry Goodwin was resident photographer for the TV show "Top of the Pops" from its beginning in 1964 until 1973, and photographed the acts - most of the major rock acts of the era including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix (the photo of him playing the guitar with his teeth is here) - which appeared on this show.
Also on display were two of the cameras used, a Yashica and a Mamiya, both twin lens reflex cameras. Which means 120 film was used - probably the norm at the time - but you can see the result of using this format in the quality of the prints (and the square format which seems to very suitable for portraiture) - and all in glowing Black & White. Who needs colour ?
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