Photodiary Musical Journey

by Lynn Goldsmith

PhotoDiary is an unforgettable combination of Goldsmith's acclaimed photographs, life story and anecdotes about the musicians we've listened to, danced to, and admired over the years. A document of an important time for popular music, Lynn relates personal stories about many of the stars she has photographed. From intimate accounts about her friends and lovers, including Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Bob Dylan, David Byrne, and Patti Smith, to tales of the rigors of photographing difficult subjects like Miles Davis, Prince, Roger Daltrey, and James Brown, to her adventures with the Rolling Stones, Goldsmith gives us a candid and fascinating portrait of each performer.

Genres: Music

208 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 1995

About the author

Lynn Goldsmith is an American recording artist, a film director and a celebrity portrait photographer. Her work has appeared on the covers and inside almost any important publication in every country for the past 35 years. She has done over 100 album covers. In addition to her editorial work, Goldsmith has also focused on fine art photography with conceptual images.

Reviews

[Michael Kinney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Photos were interesting. Stories not so much

[Vee · Rating 4 out of 5]

beautiful pictures, entertaining stories. beyond jealous that she got to go on a date with david byrne

[Maryann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted this as a Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen teen fan, and oh boy, did it rock my little Evangelical mind.

[Jaimie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The photos in this book, while sometimes quite wonderful, are without a doubt overshadowed by Goldsmith’s memories of the people in the photos. She recalls her tumultuous relationship with Bruce Springsteen, disarming moments with Michael Jackson, dealing with overbearing “stars,” and much laughter - all representative of a life having well worth living. Unlike most of the other rock & roll photographers that I’ve seen Goldsmith seems to connect with her subjects on a much more personal level, so even if her techniques are less polished than say Annie Leibovitz’s or Richard Avedon’s her images gain a personable and often intimate quality that is lacking elsewhere. In many cases it’s even her own personality that comes out in the photos as well, since she’s often documenting people whom she has close relationships with, which I found quite surprising. I’ll have to investigate her work further, since clearly she has a unique eye and a perspective that is not to be missed!