Linda McCartney’s Journey from Receptionist to Rock Photographer
In 1966, when Linda McCartney worked as a receptionist at Town & Country magazine, she obtained a press pass to attend an exclusive introduction of the Rolling Stones aboard a yacht on the Hudson River.
Her candid and unconventional photographs of the band proved far more dynamic than the restrained images produced by the group’s official photographer. The photographs immediately attracted attention and launched her career as a successful rock’n’roll photographer.
A Historic Rolling Stone Cover
On May 11, 1968, her portrait of Eric Clapton appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. With this publication, she entered the record books as the first female photographer to have her work featured on the magazine’s cover.
Photographing the Icons of the Rock Era
By the late 1960s, Eastman had become one of the leading photographers of the music scene. Through her lens she captured many influential figures of rock and popular music, including Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, The Doors, and the Grateful Dead.
London and the “Swinging Sixties”
In 1967 Linda traveled to London to document the cultural atmosphere of the “Swinging Sixties.” During this period she met Paul McCartney at the Bag ‘o Nails Club. She later photographed the Beatles as well, including during the dinner celebrating the release of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Life with Paul McCartney
Linda and Paul fell in love and were married on March 12, 1969.
During the following three decades, until her early death, she devoted her life to her family, vegetarianism, animal rights, and photography. Her photographic work remained an important visual record of the music and culture of the 1960s.
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