Book Synopsis
Every photographer knows the moment of truth， and every picture tells a story. Over the past four decades， Paul Natkin has had a front-row seat for music history， attending over 10，000 shows and concerts to chronicle the excitement and excess of the music industry.
Since the 1970s， he has photographed most of the major music stars of the last half of the 20th century， shooting album covers for Ozzy Osbourne and Johnny Winter and countless magazine covers， including Newsweek， People， Spin and Ebony. The Moment of Truth is Natkins documentary as a witness to the music industry during his illustrious 40-plus years as a photographer and fan.
Review Quotes
Natkins new book of music photography is more than a gorgeous coffee-table book with almost 300 pages of photos of icons like the Rolling Stones， Prince， Miles Davis and Bruce Springsteen. Its a pictorial history of popular music over the last four decades. - Third Coast Review
[Natkins] images have appeared in so many publications and on so many album covers that music fans have almost certainly seen his work， whether they know it or not. The Moment of Truth collects some of his favorite photos and the stories behind them. - Chicago Reader
The interesting thing about Paul， he was just always there. We never really had to officially organize things with him， but he always was just there anyway taking great shots of us--from the 70s， 80s， 90s to today. And its always been great material. Hes a part of rock history. - Rick Nielsen， Cheap Trick
When youre talking about Paul and youre talking about photo shoots and hes showing you some old stuff and then you see a photo of Sinatra in between images of Guns N Roses and Slaughter， youre like， who is this guy? We recognized hes not entering our world， were entering his. And thats just the thing， as time went on and we understood what Paul had already done and how great he is at what he does， it was always a pleasure to know he was still hanging around. - Steve Gorman， The Black Crowes
Ive always liked working with him because， with most photographers， they come to you and ask for one photo and then they take 1，000. Paul would just do a few clicks on his camera and say， Ive got it. I like the way he does his work and he doesnt need to take all day to get one great photograph. To be honest， I havent seen anything yet of Pauls work that I dont like. I think hes such a great professional that when he takes the pictures， his camera takes exactly what he sees and he has a sharp eye. - blues legend Buddy Guy
In conversation， Natkin is self-effacing， wickedly funny and laid back. Though he will tell you there are other photographers better than him， thats his modesty talking. There is a reason for his success. Just look at a Natkin photo and you will feel a powerful intimacy.- Rick Kogan， Chicago Tribune
Dimensions (Overall): 11.0 Inches (H) x 7.5 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 3.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Genres Styles
Publisher: Trope Publishing Co.
Format: Hardcover
Author: Paul Natkin
Language: English
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