Jay blakesberg hippie chick book

Truly inspiring women who are completely moved by the music and have created the music scene as we know it today. This shoot in san francisco with jay blakesberg was something i wasnt expecting to happen for years down the road. Jay blakesberg photographs 19782008 2008 hippie chick. Jay blakesberg is the author of between the dark and light 4. Books shop the jay blakesberg photography official store.

The idea for hippie chick was sparked by photos blakesberg. From documenting the grateful dead to his latest book hippie chick. A little taste of the photos in my book hippie chick. A tale of love, devotion and surrender, due out october 1. Featuring 445 images shot over the past three decades, hippie chick celebrates the unique connection between the vibrant community of. Jay blakesberg author of between the dark and light. The festival girl shares 10 tips for solo adventurers. Just before september 11, 2001, blakesberg secured a book deal to publish a coffee table book on his grateful dead archive. Along with neomountain men there are the free spirits captured by another celebrated photographer, rockandroll photographer jay blakesberg, in his new book hippie chick. Featuring 445 images shot over the past three decades, hippie chick celebrates the unique connection between the vibrant community of freespirited women who are inspired by, and help inspire, live music. I am joined by veteran photographer, author, and anthropologist jay blakesberg, his presence has been pivotal in american rock music scene since 1980s, particularly rooted in the grateful dead community. My next book, hippie chick, is all about capturing women in the moment.

Rock and roll day planner by jay blakesberg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jay blakesberg talks hippie chick asbury park press. Since the late 1970s, photographic snapshots into the grateful dead world have been synonymous with one name. Jay blakesberg reflects on 30 years of dead photography. Rock photographer jay blakesberg will speak and show slides of his work in chasing the light, at 7 p. Photographer jay blakesberg captures the quintessence of all that in his new, vibrantly realized book of photographs from the scene, hippie chick. The live music scene fixture recently released the book hippie chick. Featuring 445 images shot over the past three decades, hippie chick celebrates the unique connection between the vibrant community of freespirited. Jay blakesberg will follow up his last book, guitars that jam, with hippie chick. Jay blakesberg photography hippie chick book still. Having recently collaborated with jay blakesberg and written essays for the new book hippie chick, we sat down with edith johnson to talk about what it means to be a festival girl. Blakesbergs homecoming will be part of the tour in support of his latest book of photos, hippie chick.

His iconic photography is regularly featured through publications like relix, rolling stone, and guitar player. Jay blakesberg took this shot, featured in his book hippie chick, during a leftover salmon concert at the stanley hotel in estes park on march 15, 2015. Edited with words by the festival girl edith johnson jay and edith collected quotes from eightone women photographed in this book. Darby was unaware of it until the photo made the rounds in a promotional email last year, but blakesberg had included the pic in his recent book, hippie chick a tale of love, devotion. Through a little help from social media, jay and i. Grateful dead photography 1965 1995 is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book that brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of photographs from a wide range of photographers whose work has captured the grateful dead at different times throughout their career. Hippie chick will be released october 1, 2015 via rock out books and is available for presale now at. I live in san francisco, so im one of those odd people that own a house in ocean beach but live on the west coast. I put out a book three years ago called hippie chick. It would have been a good book with just the photos, but its an amazing book with the photos and text, blakesberg says. Acclaimed rock photographer documents 35 years of hippie. Hippie chick band, the weight, terrapin crossroads, san.

The whole connection happened when jay released his book, hippie chick, an amazing photo collection of true freespirited female festival goers starting from the early grateful dead years. Grateful web interview with jay blakesberg grateful web. Hippie chick hippie chick is a fine art, hardcover coffee table book by famed rock and roll photographer jay blakesberg. I first went out to fire island about 20 years ago. Jay blakesberg captures bay areas hippie chicks sfgate. Jay blakesberg hippie chick book release party at terrapin crossroads. Blakesbergs visual anthropology beautifully captures. Published by backbeat books in the fall of 2002, this book resonated with deadheads everywhere. Hippie chick is a fine art, hardcover coffee table book by famed rock and roll photographer jay blakesberg.

We also picked out a handful of photos and had jay tell the story behind them. The book celebrates the unique connection between the vibrant community of freespirited women who are inspired by, and help inspire, live music. As he prepared for the release of hippie chick, blakesberg took the time to answer some questions about this book, his life as a photographer, and his experience shooting the fare thee well shows. Rock photographer jay blakesberg speaks at skidmore college. A slideshow and storytelling evening discussing jay blakesbergs 35year journey in rock n roll photography. Waking up with a placebo headwound, 19872004 images of the flaming lips from the archives of jay blakesberg and michelle martincoyne 2004 grateful dead day planner 2005 traveling on a high frequency. Jay was the ultimate fly on the wall for these shows and has released a book of his photographs that is a mustown for any deadhead, as he tells us all what this personal experience was like for him. Blakesberg has photographed the likes of the grateful dead, taj mahal. Rock photographer jay blakesberg speaks at skidmore.