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Icon: Music Through the Lens
On the Wall
Season 1
Episode 5
The transition of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectible and often valuable art form is examined through conversations with gallerists, literary publishers, art experts and those photographers whose body of work now has global prestige and, in some cases, hangs on the walls of the world's most revered institutions.
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Where does music photography sit in the contemporary, popular culture landscape?
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Music magazines played a pivotal role in elevating music photography to iconic status.
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Hear from photographers responsible for some of the world's most iconic album covers.
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Early trailblazers paint a vivid picture of life on the tour bus and in the photo pit.
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Meet some of music photography's greatest names as we define what makes an iconic image.