A man in flag pants at the festival. (Photos by Bill Eppridge.)
A few more pix from the archive. I hope you’re enjoying them!
Cheerz,
Bill
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From the archive: Woodstock ‘69.
August 16th, 2009More Woodstock!
August 16th, 2009
Well, I Don’t Give a Damn: Barry Melton of Country Joe and The Fish. (Photographs by Bill Eppridge)
More pictures from the archive! I’ve got two more days worth, so stay tuned.
Cheerz,
Bill
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More finds from my Woodstock archive
August 14th, 2009
A nude couple runs along the perimeter of the fence at Woodstock. (Photos by Bill Eppridge.)
I’ve been unearthing lots of photos from my 1969 Woodstock assignment in recent days. Here are a few more finds.
Cheerz,
Bill
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From the archive: Woodstock ‘69.
August 13th, 2009
Signs lead the way at the Woodstock Music Festival. (Photos by Bill Eppridge.)
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend, I’ll be posting photos from my archive in the coming days.
I hope you enjoy them. It was one of the grooviest assignments I’ve ever had.
Cheerz,
Bill
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My Woodstock shots on NYTimes.com
July 30th, 2009
It was brutally hot during Woodstock ‘69 (as swampy hot as it is right now) – which is why the festival’s revelers were all jumping into the waterfall that led to the farm pond to cool off. (© Bill Eppridge.)
In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock (yep, it’s been that long), the folks over at the New York Times Lens blog have done an excellent audio slideshow of my photos from the hallowed music festival. Please check ‘em out.
In addition, Monroe Gallery has put up a nice online photo essay of pictures from throughout 1969 – including some of my own (like this one).
Check back here in the coming days. I’ll be putting some of my other Woodstock shots online.
Cheerz – and thanks for reading,
Bill
Body surfing the Wedge in Newport Beach
July 27th, 2009
I was sad to hear about the young body surfer who was killed in Newport Beach, Calif. recently by a 20-foot wave. I took some pictures of this same spot, a famous area known as “The Wedge,” back in 1971 – when the surf was a ‘normal’ 12 feet.
Hail to the Peach
July 20th, 2009
I visited one of my favorite local farmers yesterday and found out what happens when a hail storm hits a peach orchard. (Not pretty.) Starberry Farms in Washington, Conn., got hit hard, but the peaches with the holes are still edible, and they have more highly delicious (and undamaged) fruit every day. Their stuff is so good, they even got a mention in a recent New York Times article. If you’re in the area, check them out.
Cheerz,
Bill.
Bobby and Jackie
July 19th, 2009
(© Bill Eppridge)
With the release this month of a new book that implies that Bobby Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy had an affair, I’ve been asked a lot recently if I ever saw the two of them together during my time covering Bobby’s 1968 campaign for Life magazine. I did see her once during that time: at LaGuardia Airport when the Air Force 707 carrying RFK’s body arrived. The cargo door opened, and there she was, right behind the casket. The look on her face haunts me still.
You can find an extensive selection of my photos from that era in A Time It Was.
The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11.
July 16th, 2009
The Roll Out: I took this shot of Apollo 11 on the launch pad exactly two months before the launch. The moon, above the tower, is in the same exact crescent that it was in when the rocket actually launched in July. (Another version of this shot is currently on exhibit at the Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe.)
A man’s feet in a car during launch. I was on the beach for lift-off and photographed a lot of spectators. It was a a leisurely photo position.
Log on to wechoosethemoon.org (produced by the Kennedy Presidential Library) to listen to audio from the mission.
(Photos © Bill Eppridge.)
Smart Dog, Smart Car
July 14th, 2009
Seen at a stop light in Connecticut. (© Bill Eppridge)
