Gered Mankowitz is responsible for some of the most iconic images ever taken of music’s greatest performers. He began with the Rolling Stones in the mid-1960s and never looked back. Over the course of a career spanning more than five decades, he has strengthened the cultural impact of the photographic genre he practices.
Mankowitz’s work has been explored in numerous books and exhibitions and is a subject explored in 2020's docuseries Icon: Music Through The Lens, airing on British television channel Sky Arts and streaming online. But a fitting introduction to this firebrand photographer would start with an electric shock, of sorts.
In 1967, he was commissioned to photograph a 24-year-old music prodigy by the name of Jimi Hendrix. Mankowitz, three years his subject’s junior, wasn’t sure what to expect of the guitar sensation from Seattle, who had just settled in the United Kingdom and was already being hailed by his peers as an artistic genius. The pictures that came out of the session, along with those produced during a second shoot with Hendrix that same year, are the most widely known and regarded as the most important portraits of the seminal guitarist. They not only celebrated Hendrix’s revolutionary spirit and ineffable charisma but also helped define an entire era of musical creativity.
The assignments kept rolling in, and soon Mankowitz had established a reputation as a spirited rock ’n’ roll portraitist. Then came the dream job: In 1965, at just 19, he became the official photographer of the Rolling Stones, a position that he held for two and a half years and ushered him into adulthood. Mankowitz maintains that he kept a cool head on the job and a professional attitude. “The Stones and I were great friends, but I always knew my limits. I didn’t feel I had to hang out with the band in order to fit in,” he says, confiding, “To be honest, I had a pretty wild lifestyle without their help!” One of Mankowitz’s most famous images of the Stones became the cover for their 1967 album Between the Buttons.
On 1stDibs, shop an impressively wide selection of Gered Mankowitz's work, which features some of the most significant musical artists of all time.
Kate Bush Lionheart album cover
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978 for the cover of her album, Lionheart. Gered recalls, "The cover series of portraits that I shot for Lionheart in August 1978. I art directed the album cover and my assistant at the time, Richard Grey...
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Kate Bush
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge resurgence...
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Jimi Hendrix classic color by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix “Classic Color” 1967 by Gered Mankovitz Available is the following sizes, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz. 16x20” - Edition 50 20x24" - Edition 50 30x40” - Edit...
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The Rolling Stones, Primrose Hill, London 1966 by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in London by Gered Mankowitz. An outtake from the shoot for the front cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones album, Between The Buttons . The photograph was take...
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Jimi Hendrix "Blue Smoke", London, February, 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz A portrait of Jimi looking serious while holding a cigarette in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Stu...
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The Rolling Stones
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Outtake photograph from the "Beyond the Buttons" album shoot on London's Primrose Hill. 1966
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Mick Jagger
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Mick Jagger live on stage in 1965.
Silver Gelatin
Kate Bush
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge resurgence since her s...
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Kate Bush Lionheart outtake
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978 for the back cover of her album, Lionheart. Gered recalls, "The cover series of portraits that I shot for Lionheart in August 1978. I art directed the album cover and my assistant at the time, Richard Grey...
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Kate Bush Lionheart album back cover
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978 for the back cover of her album, Lionheart. Gered recalls, "The cover series of portraits that I shot for Lionheart in August 1978. I art directed the album cover and my assistant at the time, Richard Grey...
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The Rolling Stones "Between The Buttons" by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman. This image of the band is an o...
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The Rolling Stones - Primrose Hill the Buttons
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Digital C-Type Print Edition of 50 Price does not include tax.
The Rolling Stones - Primrose Hill Beyond the Buttons
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20 x 24 in (50.8 x 60.9 cm) Digital C-Type Print Edition of 25 Price does not include tax.
$3,500
"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Culver City, CA
"George Harrison photographed in London, 1986" Ed. 2/25 by Gered Mankowitz English guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer George Harrison photographed in London, 1986 Comes in ...
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$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
The Rolling Stones "Between The Buttons" outtake by Gered Mankowitz framed
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz. An outtake from the shoot for the front cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones album, Between The Buttons . The photog...
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The Rolling Stones "Beyond the Buttons"
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
A Outtake photograph taken for the "Beyond the Buttons" album in 1966 on London's Primrose Hill.
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Rolling Stones
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
The Rolling Stones on Primrose Hill for the "Between the Buttons" album shoot. London, UK. 1966 Limited Edition photograph. Signed by the photograph...
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Rolling Stones on Primrose Hill
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Taken early in the morning in 1966 on London's Primrose Hill. This is a Outtake from the "Beyond the Buttons" album.
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones, Between the Buttons Outtake, London
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, and numbered in ink on recto Type-C Color Print Paper - 16"x20", Matted - 20"x24" #8/50
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Mick Aston Martin
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
'Mick outside his old apartment in a mews off Baker Street; taken as part of the “at home” series I shot with all members of the band." —Gered Mankowitz Signed by photographer. Lim...
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Rolling Stones
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
The Rolling Stones on Primrose Hill for the "Between the Buttons" album shoot. London, UK. 1966 Limited Edition photograph. Signed by the photograph...
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Gered Mankowitz-Elizabeth Taylor in Mirror on Set of Boom!, 1968, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
Title: Elizabeth Taylor (in the Mirror) on Set of 'Boom!' C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Elizabeth Taylor photographed on set of Joseph Losey’s romantic drama ...
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Gered Mankowitz - Kate Bush Lionheart Album Cover, 1978, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Kate Bush, photographed in London, 1978. Available Sizes: 16" x 20” Edition of 50 20" x 24” Edition of 50 30" x 40” Edition of 2...
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Gered Mankowitz - Elizabeth Taylor on set of ‘Boom!’, 1968, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Elizabeth Taylor photographed on set of Joseph Losey’s romantic drama film ‘Boom!’ in Sardinia, 1968. Available Sizes: 16" x 20”...
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Gered Mankowitz - Kate Bush London, Photography 1978, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz Kate Bush, photographed in London, 1978. Available Sizes: 16" x 20” Edition of 50 20" x 24” Edition of 50 30" x 40” Edition of 2...
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Gered Mankowitz - The Rolling Stones Primrose Hill, 1966, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz British rock band The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Brian Jones) photographed on Pri...
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Gered Mankowitz - Jimi Hendrix London (Colorized), 1967, Printed After
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Stamford, CT
C-type print signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, photographed in London, 1967. Available Sizes: 16" x 20” Edition o...
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'Kate Bush' Signed Limited Edition
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
'Kate Bush' SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION Portrait of Kate Bush. Photograph of Kate Bush in red dess, by Gered Mankowitz, London 1979. All Prints are Signed and Limited Edition Prin...
Archival Pigment
$3,600
H 30 in W 40 in
Grand Central Station, NYC (Limited Edition of 10) - Contemporary
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured the angular, light and architectural aspects of Grand Central Terminal in NYC at 42nd St. and Park Avenue. By...
Archival Pigment
$80Sale Price|20% Off
H 8 in W 10 in
What Up Doe? Detroiter Photorealist Print, 8 x 10, 2026 Edition
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Detroiters often exchange the greeting, "What Up Doe?" and this young lady was wearing it on her denim jacket at a COTS fundraiser in 2026.
Photographic Paper
$1,900
H 36 in W 24 in
The Rise of Gotham (Limited Edition of 25), 24" x 36" - Skyline Photography
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
New York City based wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured this bird’s eye shot of the New York City skyline and giving it a vignette effect by darkening the photo towar...
Archival Pigment
$1,850
H 16.5 in W 23.5 in
Madonna - London 1984 (Limited Edition of 25) - Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
This studio portrait of Madonna was taken at Holborn Studios, London in 1984 by UK celebrity photographer, Brian Aris. The photograph was then painted on using golden glitter to create the “Pop Art” touch by Brian’s wife Linda Aris. It is signed on the border by Brian Aris. It is a limited-edition, number 5/25. Artist bio: Brian Aris in the 1970’s began his photographic career as a photojournalist. Over nine years a series of frontline assignments took him around the world. He then decided on a complete change of direction and opened a studio in London where he started photographing fashion and glamour models, as well as stars of the music industry for newspapers and magazines. He broadened his studio work to include pop and rock stars such as Blondie, The Rolling Stones, The Jam, The Clash, The Boomtown Rats, Roxy Music and The Police. During the next two decades he covered every aspect of the music scene from punk rock, glam’ rock and straight rock ‘n’ roll from the Rolling Stones right through to the emergence of the boy bands and then the girl power that arrived with The Spice Girls...
Archival Pigment
$1,600
H 24 in W 36 in
Autumn at the Bow Bridge (Limited Edition of 25) - Landscape Photography
By Christopher Petsos
Located in New York, NY
This image captured by New York photographer Christopher Petsos in 2014, featuring The Bow Bridge (cast iron bridge), located in Central Park, New York City. The photograph demonstrates the beauty of New York City in the Fall, when the humidity of summer is gone but plenty of days with warm temperatures and blue skies remain to demonstrate a show of colorful foliage, as do the residential side streets and busy squares. Christopher Petsos is a New York City based photographer and artist. He is best known for capturing Light, pattern, texture, color and motion across the urban realm. Christopher Petsos believes that we see things through a filter of the self, a camera records the physical details of a scene, but our human eyes and sub-conscious self are the interpreters that complete our view of reality. In his own words: “Throughout the process, I stay faithful to the underlying truth of the scene. My work inhabits the space between literal depiction and my emotional Impression of the moment. The result is hyper-reality: facts imbued with feeling.” In this image, Christopher Petsos stands true to his words and brilliantly captures the light, pattern, texture, color and motion across the urban realm and painted it in his own colors to give the viewer a new perspective. Limited Numbered Edition of this iconic print on fine art archival pigment paper and signed by Christopher Petsos are available in the sizes below. We ship world-wide and shipping is free. Your choice of one or many artworks will be given the highest standard care and delivery. Limited Edition print orders, due to risk of damage, value and high shipping and insurance costs are not framed. All limited-edition prints are professionally packaged and shipped in sturdy tubes. Stunning Fine Art Archival Print, Nature Colorful Photography...
Archival Pigment
$1,500
H 20 in W 24 in
Late Afternoon on the Bridge, Esfahan, Iran - Limited Editions of 15
By Dorte Verner
Located in New York, NY
This fine art print features “Sunset by the Allahverdi Khan Bridge,” popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, the largest of the eleven historical bridges on the river Zayanderud, in the Iran...
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A Smoking Woman - Limited Editions of 15
By Dorte Verner
Located in New York, NY
This fine art print features a woman in pink smoking cigarette. Dorte Verner, an award-winning travel photographer shot this photo for her Cuba: In Transition series. Dorte Verner w...
Archival Pigment
$16,000
H 28 in W 28 in
Bunny Lambert Mellon’s potting shed, Upperville, Virginia, 31 May 2010
By Jonathan Becker
Located in New York, NY
Bunny Lambert Mellon’s potting shed, Upperville, Virginia, 31 May 2010 "Trompe l'oeil (and not)" Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 28" x 28.5...
Archival Pigment
$1,900
H 36 in W 24 in
Faraglioni Rock Sunset (Limited Edition of 25), 24"x36" - Ocean Photography
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
New York City based travel, wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured this mesmerizing shot of the sunset through the sea stacks surrounded by the raging waves in Faraglioni Rock...
Archival Pigment
$20,000
H 44.5 in W 44 in
Hunter Thompson and Anita Bejmuk at home, Aspen, Colorado, 7 July 2002
By Jonathan Becker
Located in New York, NY
Hunter Thompson and Anita Bejmuk at home, Aspen, Colorado, 7 July 2002 Photographed by Jonathan Becker Medium: Archival Pigment Print Dimensions: 44...
Archival Pigment
$3,500
H 16 in W 20 in
1960's Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller 'Marilyn Monroe'
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in White Plains, NY
'Marilyn Monroe, 1962' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Archival digital pigment, Ed. 9/25. Image: 13.25 x 19 in. / Paper: 16 x 20 in. From the set of the film 'Something...
Archival Pigment
$1,900
H 24 in W 36 in
Divine Ravello Sunset, Italy (Limited Edition of 25) - Nature Photography
By Viet Chu
Located in New York, NY
New York City based travel, wildlife and street photographer Viet Chu, captured this shot of a divine sunset in Ravello, Italy. This fine art print features golden rays of a setting ...
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix by Gered Mankowitz
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz A portrait of Jimi looking serious while in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Studio in early 1967." ...
Silver Gelatin