Jim Marshall

Jim Marshall was a photographer that was born in the 30's and died in 2010. He was a portrait photographer and became rather famous for his portraits. His work mostly consisted of portraits of musicians. He was also the chief photographer of the Woodstock festival. I picked him as an artist because of the way he is able to capture the emotion of the moment. He tells stories through his photos conveying the energy of moments many hear about but were unable to live.  I also like how often times he would capture the musician with an irregularly twisted face that most musicians do when playing instruments. In doing that he is able to capture the energy of a person while adding uniqueness to the composition of his portraits.