Photographer- Elaine Mayes

This work was taken by Elaine Mayes. The title of this art is called "Jimi Hendrix With Feathers". The media is photography. The dimensions are 621px × 490px. Lastly, the date of this photo is June 16, 1967. 

This American photographer, Elaine Mayes, started her career in photojournalist in the 60's, the rock and roll era. She became the official photographer for the Steve Miller Band. At University of Minnesota she became one of the first three ladies to teach photography. Mayes made a collection of her photos from the Monterey Pop Festival to create a book called It Happened in Monterey.

"It was nearly impossible for me to photograph Jimi during his performance. I was surrounded by taller photographers and could barely see the stage. Still, I managed to capture this quiet moment. None of us had ever seen him perform before. We had never heard of him. The place went wild, and so did he." -Elaine Mayes

This black and white photo was taken at the three day Monterey Pop Festival. 

This photo of "Jimi Hendrix With Feathers", taken by Elaine Mayes connects to the theme because Jimi Hendrix was considered one of the greatest electric guitarist of his time of rock and roll. Elaine was able to capture such a "impossible" picture of Hendrix in concert which makes this photograph worth so much more. I chose this work because Jimi Hendrix is my top three favorite rock and roll artist and Elaine Mayes was able to do the impossible with her camera.

Citations:
 "Elaine Mayes." Morrison Hotel Gallery. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.

"Jimi Hendrix with Feathers, Monterey, CA, 1967." Morrison Hotel Gallery. Web. 10 Dec. 2012.