Books

The Beatles racing across Candlestick Park at the end of their final public performance; Johnny Cash pausing to give the camera a middle finger salute before playing for inmates in San Quentin; a weary Janis Joplin backstage, keeping a whiskey bottle company. Jim Marshall captured each of these iconic images with his camera. But what of the other shots taken during these legendary moments? For the first time, Marshall shares his contact sheets from the sittings, concerts, and sessions that surround his most famous pictures. Over sixty proof sheets are featured in their entirety, along with the final chosen hero shot on the facing page. This book sheds new light on Marshall’s talents for revealing on film the essence of his subjects, from celebrated musicians, actors, writers, and performers, to everyday people from San Francisco to rural Appalachia. A rare glimpse into a great photographer’s creative process, Proof provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of some of the most preeminent images of our time.

Photographs by Jim Marshall, text by Joel Selvin.
Chronicle Books 2004
Available on amazon.com

Not Fade Away: The Rock & Roll Photography of Jim Marshall collects the best of Jim Marshall’s photography for the first time-and gives us an electrifying visual history of the rock & roll era that is unprecedented in its intimacy, immediacy, and impact. The 124 duotone images include virtually every artist in the rock pantheon, from Muddy Waters to Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. With a forword by actor-producer Michael Douglas, a feature article profiling Jim Marshall by Jon Bowermaster and extended captions that detail the stories behind the photographs. “Not Fade Away” was the first book of its kind and sold more than 50,000 copies.

“In the same way that you can’t separate John Coltrane or Miles Davis from their music,
you can’t separate Jim Marshall from his photographs.
He captures the soul of each musician and immortalizes us in liquid light.”
—Carlos Santana

Photographs by Jim Marshall, foreword by Michael Douglas and editing by David Fahey.
Bulfinch Press 1997 (first edition), Wolfgang’s Vault 2000 (second printing)
Available on amazon.com (second printing)

It was the Summer of Love—two years before the hysteria of Woodstock—and those three days at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in June 1967 captured the sound of a new generation. Within months, unknowns such as Jimi Hendrix and the Experience, The Who and Janis Joplin would be world-famous. But at the Monterey Pop Festival, they were just staking their claim on the future of rock. Monterey Pop features over 100 photographs of the event, taken by legendary photojournalist Jim Marshall and accompanied by an in-depth text by Joel Selvin that includes firsthand recollections from such participants as David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Country Joe McDonald, Al Kooper and many others.

Photographs by Jim Marshall, text by Joel Selvin.
Chronicle Books 1992
Out of print but available in the aftermarket