Henry Diltz/ Woodstock

Henry Stanford Diltz (born September 6, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a folk musician and photographer, who has been active since the 1960s.

Among the bands Diltz played with were the Modern Folk Quartet (later Quintet), who included Chip Douglas, released two albums in 1963/64 and were later produced by Phil Spector. They did numerous college concert tours and club engagements around the country in the 1960s.

While a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, Diltz became interested in photography, met The Monkees, played on some of their recording sessions, and took numerous photographs of the band, many of which have been published. His work also attracted the eye of other musicians who needed publicity and album cover shots. He was the official photographer at Woodstock, and the Monterey and Miami Music Festivals, and has photographed over eighty record album covers.

In 1971 he and songwriter Jimmy Webb nearly died in a glider aircraft accident. Webb was piloting and Diltz was taking motion picture film from the rear seat. Both suffered significant injuries. The film did not survive.

Diltz is co-founder of the "Morrison Hotel" Galleries along with Peter Blachley and Rich Horowitz in SoHo and the Bowery in New York City, and in La Jolla, California. These galleries specialize in fine-art rock'n roll photography, including his own works.

Diltz is still active, including a role as contributing photographer to The Henry Rollins Show. He was among the 43 photographers invited to donate a print to "FOCUS: an auction of the finest photography to benefit City Harvest...." The fund-raiser on September 18, 2008 supported City Harvest, a food collection bank in New York City [1]. Diltz lives in California.