Jini Dellaccio: Legendary Rock Photographer Documentary Film

Legendary rock photographer Jini Dellaccio defined a generation of rock 'n' roll and her work still inspires photographers and musicians alike.

In 2009, we did a feature on Jini's cool portrait of Neil Young, and her capturing photos of many rock musicians traveling in the Seattle area during the 1960's.


Neil Young, 1967
Photo by Jini Dellaccio

Dellaccio asked Young to get up on his roof in his fringed leather jacket and "fly like a bird." She didn't print the shot at the time because she thought it made his face look old, "and he was so beautiful."

Now we have an opportunity to help share this incredible story of the stunning concert shots of The Who, Mitch Ryder and The Rolling Stones taken years before Annie Leibovitz picked up a camera.

Inspired and captivated by Jini’s life story, filmmaker Karen Whitehead set up a team of equally determined and creative colleagues to ensure Jini's story is captured on film. The goal is to complete this project in Jini’s lifetime…and a funding goal has been tied in with Jini’s 94th birthday on January 31st, 2011

In command of a state of the art digital Hasselblad, on her first photo shoot with a rock band in 3 decades. This is the stuff of legends, but it is also the heart of The film reveals an elegant 93-year-old and her remarkable story of a woman who reinvented herself several times and pursued her artistic dreams out of her Depression era childhood and went on to produce some of the most transformative images in rock photography.

Show your support for Jini's work by going to Kickstarter to help Karen with her film project on Jini's photography.

You can enjoy Jini's stunning photography at www.jinidellaccio.com.

Jini's story and documentary are featured on the Hasselblad USA website, check it out at http://www.hasselbladusa.com/promotions/jini-dellaccio.aspx.

To learn more about the production team go to www.fivestarfilmsinc.com.


Neil Young, 1967
Photo by Jini Dellaccio

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