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Regular contributor for Random Lengths (circulation 56,000) in San Pedro, CA, 2001-present. Columns "Life in Long Beach" and "Life After Mother" pub. in Senior Reporter of Orange County. Manga reviewer: LA Alternative (circulation 150,000), 2005-2006. Some manga reviews also ran in NY Press around this time. Entertainment reporting: Music Connection (circulation 75,000), 1983-1906. Travel writing: Oakland Tribune (1998) and Life After 50 (2006). Other bylines: Goldmine, Star Hits, Los Angeles Reader, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Press Telegram, Blade, BAM, Daily Breeze, LA Weekly. Specializations include community news reporting, writing reviews (book, theater, concert, film, music), copywriting, resumes, editing, travel writing, publicity, screenwriting, lecturing, and content development. Education: B. A. Theater Arts, UCLA. Post-grad work, Education, Chapman University.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Books of Rock Photography to Take a Look at

 Photography books are meant to be looked at, not read, so I've put together a list of books I'd like to find that feature rock photojournalism, the more iconic the better. Maybe I won't even buy any of these, I'll just see if I can browse through them on a bookstore shelf--whether "used" or new, it doesn't matter. After savoring the contents, I can then decide whether I want to add them to my home library:

1.  With the Beatles: The Historic Photographs of Dezo Hoffman (Omnibus Press/Putnam 1982)

2.  Beatles '64: A Hard Day's Night in America (Doubleday 1989)

3. Bob Dylan: A portrait of the Artist's Early Years by Daniel Kramer

4. Dylan:  A Man Called Alias (Henry Holt 1992)

5. The Early Stones by Michael Cooper

6. The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus by Mike Randolph

7.  Rock Archives by Michael Ochs

8.  Rock Stars by Timothy White

9. Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes from the Punk Underground (Sun Dog Propaganda 1988)

10.  Famouz: Photographs 1976-1988 by Anton Corbijn

11. Any number of photography books pub. by ROLLING STONE PRESS