The cause was Parkinson’s disease, according to Belinda Seidemann, his wife of more than 30 years. They weren’t posing.”Janis Joplin, seated, with Big Brother and the Holding Company in the 1960s — as photographed by Bob Seidemann. Bob Seidemann / Michael Ochs ArchivesThe natural quality of Seidermann’s images could be attributed to the bond with his subjects — he was simply photographing his friends. Bob Seidemann / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty ImagesSeidemann insisted that the Blind Faith cover was not intended to be sexually interpreted. “To carry this new spore into the universe, innocence would be the ideal bearer, a young girl as young as Shakespeare’s Juliet.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 10, 2017 00:01 UTC