During the Sixties, as a photographer for elite publications such as Vogue and Life, Jerry Schatzberg (shown above) was a central figure in New York's vibrant art scene.

Jerry Schatzberg: 'I got a call from Sara (Lowndes). She said: "Bobby hears you want to photograph him." I said, "I would love to." She said he was recording an album and gave me the address. When I showed up they were in the middle of recording Highway 61 Revisited... That's how I began.'

Schatzberg and Dylan became friends and over the course ofthe next year he photographed Dylan in the recording studio,photographic studio, on stage, being interviewed by journalists andsocialising with friends.

Jerry Schatzberg: 'Usually when I photograph somebody I spend as much time as I can with the subject before taking a picture. I'll use any excuse to delay a shooting just to spend more time. It helps them relax and gives me more of an insight into the real self. If I didn't take the time I'd be photographing myself.'

Above: Arlo Guthrie © Jerry Schatzberg.

Jerry Schatzberg: 'Another place we'd go was Max's Kansas City. There was a slightly different crowd there - still a lot of painters, abstract expressionists, pop art - led by Andy Warhol and his entourage. Max started out downstairs and he moved up. He was on 18th Street and I was on 25th Street so I used to go there after work. Mickey, the owner, would settle bills with the painters by accepting a painting. He had an extensive collection.'

Above: Andy Warhol © Jerry Schatzberg.

In the Seventies Schatzberg participated in the renaissance of American cinema. He was the first director to cast Al Pacino on screen and directed films such as Puzzle of a Downfall Child, The Panic in Needle Park, Scarecrow.

Jerry Schatzberg: 'The Edie Sedgwick footage was one of my first film shoots. I didn't do much filming, just a few interesting things. I have some good footage taken at a club called Trudy Heller. It was around the time of the Twist, women with Beehive hairdos and the fashion reflecting the fifties. I can remember lying on the floor taking shots of feet and backsides, and shooting through tambourines.'

Above: Edie Sedgwick © Jerry Schatzberg.

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