Les Paul: After listening
to Les speak at a Smithsonian lecture in Washington, D.C., I thought I'd never
see him again. By chance I met his son Rusty afterwards, we spoke and exchanged
business cards. Two months later I was in New York at the Iridum
club photographing Les in concert. Between shows I went to his dressing room and
made this image of Les holding his "Number 001" guitar. Since that night I've
photographed him at least a dozen times, but I have never seen him take a guitar
into the dressing room. I guess after 60+ years of playing, warming up before
a show isn't really necessary.
(Leica M4-2, 50 f/1.4 Summilux, Tmax-3200 @1600)
