About the Photographs

The remarkable photographs in this book are the work of Jay Blakesberg, a San Francisco- based photographer and video director whose work appears regularly in many magazines, including Rolling Stone and Guitar Player.

 

Blakesberg began photographing the Grateful Dead when he was a high school student in 1978 and soon joined the traveling caravan that followed the band in the 1980s. In later years he began working closely with the band and was given access to create more intimate and exclusive images.

 

Over the past 30 years his photographic rock ’n’ roll journey has included work with many legendary artists, such as Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Phish, Dave Matthews, and John Lee Hooker, to name just a few. Recently he has directed live concert video for the Flaming Lips, REM, Spearhead, Gov’t Mule, Jackie Greene, Widespread Panic, and the Allman Brothers Band.

 

Check out his book Between the Dark and Light: The Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg or visit him online at www.blakesberg.com.