Rolling Stone Magazine's First Photographer

[Frank W. Baker]

In 1967, photojournalist Baron Wolman was already 30 and living in San Francisco when he caught the explosion of music and counterculture that defined the hippie generation. Asked by his 21-year-old friend Jann Wenner if he would help launch a new magazine, Wolman became the first staff photographer for Rolling Stone, capturing many of the images that are still emblazoned in our minds from those very first issues. In this PhotoSynthesis feature, Wolman tells the stories behind 25 of his iconic pictures. (Be sure to see this related post: Who Shot Rock N Roll)