August 23, 2008
This year connected me to old friend photographer Michael Cooper through his son Adam, who has kept Michael's photo collection alive and well all these years since Michael departed.
Michael and I were, many times, in the same places with friends, both in London, LA, Joshua Tree and Morocco. (Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithful, Keith Richards, Gram Parsons)
Michael and I were "insiders" in a time when very few people had cameras – and so were able to capture moments that most would never experience. Rather than thinking of ourselves as "photographers for hire" we both were there to interpret the times.
The photos seem to have a life of their own – our photographic styles meshing together, as if two cinematographers were sharing the vision of an ongoing film. Sometimes we were shooting side by side or we were crossing paths – from one side of the Atlantic to the other.
When Adam and I began reviewing the collections earlier this year – we were just astonished how it all clicks together. The only problem, if one exists .. is that there are so many fabulous images to choose from.
Now a book will emerge that is demanding to be published. Stay tuned and we'll be keeping you posted. There will be some fun anecdotes and stories to go along with it all.
July 14th 2008
Have just contributed photos for the new Tom Petty/Mudcrutch documentary to air on VHI.
May 2008
– My photo of Tom and The heartbreakers is on the back cover of the re-release of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits" It reminds me of something from Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A time In America".
London's Observer Music Monthly supplement will carry an article in September on Papa John Phillips with a few Andee photos in it.
My partner and hubbie Rick Nathanson did a phenomenal job Line Producing John Woo's Chinese language feature film "Red Cliff" or "Chi Bi" as it's known in other circles. It should be released internationally in December and is already doing beautifully in China.
I continue my alliances with Rhino Entertainment – as well as Morrison Hotel Gallery and now will be working with Celebrites gallery in Maui as well. This year I am planning to branch out and will be meeting with galleries worldwide to place some photos near and dear to me.
Check out the links section for new additions and thank you all for visiting this web site. I am truly delighted to know there are fans worldwide who are enjoying the photos – and … that's why we're here.
It is London in 1966 and Andee Nathanson has just acquired her first proper camera, a Nikkormat 35mm, a gift from James Fox the actor who in two years will co-star with Mick Jagger in the film “Performance”.
Twenty year old Andee decided that “things looked more interesting through the lens”, and thus began a ten year odyssey, from Los Angeles to Rome to London to Morrocco and back to LA again. During this time Andee had unprecedented access to a transatlantic coterie of cultural movers and shakers, a virtual who’s who of scenemakers of the era: Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan, Robert Fraser, Talitha and Paul Getty, Gram Parsons, David Hockney, Dennis Hopper, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, John Phillips, Alice Cooper and others.
Encouraged by friends Marlon Brando and legendary photographer Michael Cooper, Andee began to document her intimate circle in her own inimitable style: “I’ve always seen what was barely there, and searched for it, through my lens.., I like to create the space and let things happen in it, and they always do.” Utilizing a variety of techniques, including shooting color infra-red film, Andee created a series of one-of-a-kind images which have been largely unseen for thirty years.
People began to take notice and her photo of Miss Christine of the GTO’s ended up as the cover of Frank Zappa’s 1969 LP Hot Rats. Many more albums followed including Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.Although she disliked the hustle of the business side of photography, Andee never stopped shooting. Eventually she married film producer Rick Nathanson, traveling the world with him to various film locations.
In November of 2006, Andee started making her archive available to select collectors, music companies and publishers. Since then her work has been published in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair and Bruce Weber’s All-American VII 'Till I Get It Right: An Anthem for the South. Her photos have also been used in recent CD packaging for Gram Parsons, Complete Reprise Sessions and Amoeba’s new release of GP and The Flying Burrito Bros. Live from the Avalon Ballroom and John Phillips Jack O’ Diamonds”; the cover of the Italian edition of the book Let’s Spend the Night Together by Pamela Des Barres and in Tom Petty’s Runnin Down A Dream, the documentary and book.
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