On the Cover
Music magazines played a pivotal role in elevating music photography to iconic status, providing a visual context for some of the world's greatest bands and their music. Journalists, musicians and publicists among others join the music photographers who shot some of the most memorable front covers to discuss the uncensored and often never-heard-before stories behind these amazing photographs.
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Episode 4 Preview | On the Cover
S1 E4 - 31s
Music magazines played a pivotal role in elevating music photography to iconic status, providing a visual context for some of the world's greatest bands and their music. Journalists, musicians and publicists among others join the music photographers who shot some of the most memorable front covers to discuss the uncensored and often never-heard-before stories behind these amazing photographs.
Lauryn Hill
S1 E4 - 1m 49s
Photographer Jonathan Mannion talks about shooting Lauryn Hill for Honey Magazine while she was pregnant.
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