ELLIOTT LANDY

In the turbulent 1960s, the Vietnam War was raging. Young Americans 

were redefining themselves and the society in which they lived by challenging and rejecting traditional values and the so-called “establishment”. The frontiers of civil and personal consciousness were being pushed beyond their limits… inspired and energized by the messages of hope, freedom and change that burst forth in rich psychedelic colors from a hot, pulsating new music genre that would rapidly envelop an entire generation and alter the course of history. 

It was during this time that Elliott Landy picked up his camera to record and document this nation’s spiritual awakening through the eyes of the “Woodstock Generation.” Working with underground newspapers, his press pass and camera not only gave him access to the political scene but also provided him a personal entry into the new rock music counterculture. In less than two years his celebrated images included Bob Dylan (Nashville Skyline), The Band (Music From Big Pink, and The Band), Janis Joplin (Big Brother & The Holding Company: Cheap Thrills), Van Morrison (Moondance), Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and the Woodstock Festival of which he was one of the official photographers. Landy became one of the first "music photographers" to be recognized as an "artist."

Elliott's iconic photographs of Dylan and The Band during the years they resided and recorded in the small arts colony of Woodstock, NY captured the attention of a new generation seeking spiritual and artistic freedom. His imagery has become synonymous with the town, the famed 1969 Music Festival and the utopian spirit of the Woodstock Generation.       

Since 1967 Elliott’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide and published on the covers of major US and international magazines and newspapers including the New York Times, Life, Rolling Stone and the Saturday Evening Post. He is the author of 9 books including his latest monograph, The Band Photographs, 1968-1969 which was the highest funded photographic book in Kickstarter history.

He is also the architect of a new software program LandyVision™ that blends both still and moving imagery with music to create an interactive sound and visual experience that has never been seen before.