Here is what is in there so far, if there is anything you think I should change or delete please let me know. It's very hard to find "proof" that a a photo was used as a PR photo, for example the led zeppelin photograph.. where would something be for me to cite that? They won't let me use a link to his site as it doesn't prove anything> http://jamesfortunephotography.com/2011/09/it-was-never-quiet-at-the-riot-hyatt/ but I have no idea what to search for to prove the photo was used as a PR photo for the year. I did find news article clippings from back in the day WITH the photo but I think thats too far off for them to put together with wikipedia rules even though its proof the photo was being used that way. I've been rejected once.. trying not to get rejected again. James Fortune (born June 23, 1947) is a British-born American photographer known for his photographs of rock and roll musicians.[1] He has worked closely with such artists as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Cher, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson and many others. Career[edit] Fortune was born in London England. He immigrated to the United States in 1952. His parents were James and Jean Fortune and his father was a sheet metal worker. Fortune grew up in Southern California.[1] In 1966 he attended Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills, CA, becoming photo editor of their College weekly newspaper called "The Roundup". On November 12 of that year, he took a photograph of hippies on top of a bus on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, during what was described as the Sunset Strip Curfew Riots. He sold it that evening to United Press International. The next day that photograph ran on the front page of every major newspaper in the United States. Fortune's next big break occurred in 1967 when he photographed Jim Morrison and The Doors recording their second album "Strange Days" for his college newspaper at Sunset Sound Recording Studio. In 1967 Fortune joined the United States Navy and served with the United States Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group, serving as a combat photographer on various ships during the Vietnam War. In in 2001 said that he was "thinking he might prefer a photo lab with camera equipment to the jungle and an M-16."[2] In 1974, Fortune photographed a legendary Iggy Pop show at the Whisky a Go-Go, where a shirtless Iggy cut his chest open and was pictured flipping the bird at the audience. Other photographs from that year included Ray Manzarek, Keith Moon, Elton John, Jethro Tull, Linda Lovelace, Alice Cooper, Joe Walsh and many more. Also that year Fortune began licensing images to One Stop Posters in Los Angeles. His first poster was a 42″ × 58″ color poster of Mick Jagger taken a year earlier. Fortune went on to publish seven more posters of Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Jethro Tull and Paul McCartney. In 1980 Fortune moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1980 with his family and worked as a portrait and wedding photographer until later working as a photographer[3]for the Fort Lee Military Base from 1987. He retired in 2010. He continues to host gallery showings.[4] Notable photographs[edit] In 1973, Fortune photographed The Rolling Stones at the Los Angeles Forum, commissioned by Gibson and Stromberg and United Press International. The concert was held at the Los Angeles Forum to benefit Nicaraguan earthquake victims. From this concert, Fortune was able to publish his first poster the following year with One Stop Posters In Los Angeles. In February 1973 Fortune was asked to photograph Led Zeppelin at the Hyatt Hotel on Sunset Blvd, in West Hollywood, Ca. His black and white group photo from that hotel room session became Led Zeppelin's official PR photograph for 1973–1974. One poster featured Led Zeppelin with a color image of Robert Plant standing on stage at Kezar Stadium[5] in San Francisco, with a white dove that just landed on his hand, and a beer and cigarette in the other. Plant said in a 2005 Rolling Stone interview; "I like the one from Kezar Stadium in San Francisco."[6] A photograph of Paul and Linda McCartney from April 1975 became their official PR photo for Capital Records. Other photos from that weeks session show the whole McCartney family relaxing by their Beverly Hills Hotel bungalow.[7] Legacy[edit] In 2013, The Adam Matthew Publishing C. in London, England chose 122 of Fortune's photographs to be included in their new DVD "Popular Culture in Britain and America, Vol. 2" to be used for college and university studies world wide. Over 150 photographs that Fortune took are now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's permanent collection in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2016, The Smithsonian Anacostia Museum in Washington DC. chose several of Fortune's photographs to be included In their "Washington DC, 1965–1975" year–long show[8] which ran from November 1, 2015, through October 31, 2016. In 2017 Smithsonian Books published "Smithsonian Rock and Roll" . The front and back cover featured his Led Zeppelin photograph taken in 1973 of the band on live on stage, plus 7 pages of photographs published inside. In November 2017, five photographs of Jim Morrison and The Doors were published in the 50th anniversary release of "Strange Days" for Rhino Records. On October 15, 2018, "Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin" published by Reel Art Press has several of his photographs. A John Bonham statue in England was designed around one of Fortune's photographs of the Led Zeppelin drummer Taken in 1973. Over the past 40 years, many of Fortune's photographs have appeared in over 40 books, films and other world World-wide media. Fortune's photographs have often been reproduced without permission, leading to several copyright infringement lawsuits.[9][10] Critical response[edit] Michael O'Sullivan, writing in the Washington Post, referred to Fortune as a "prolific chronicler of rock royalty".[11] O'Sullivan went on to speak of Fortune's work on display at the Alla Rogers Gallery, as "Other compelling images feature curious, if slightly unnatural, groupings..."[11] Personal life[edit] Fortune resides in Virginia with his wife of over 40 years Michelle and his two daughters. Books, Magazines & Articles[edit] "Right place right time with a lens on life, he caught splits seconds of rock history" by Pete Humes, Richmond Times-Dispatch Staff Writer, August 21, 2005 "Hard Rock Meets High Rez" by Jeff Kent. PEI Magazine, March 2001 "Casino art show highlights other side of rock musicians" by Devin Loring. The Press of Atlantic City, 2011[4] "Photographer James Fortune puts his rock and roll past on display" by Wayne Melton. Style Weekly [12] Salon "Iggy at his most Iggiest": Rock heroes like you've never seen them before:[13] Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, by Bill Bentley 2017[14] Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[15] Mr Music Head[16] 36 Rocks Per Roll by James Fortune and David DeCouto, 2017[17] James Fortune holding up the cover of Smithsonian Rock and Roll Book featuring his photography on the cover and back cover. Shows and exhibitions[edit] 2015 "Rock Style" Sotheby's, London, England[18] 2005 "Rock & Roll Icons of the '60S And '70S: James Fortune Photographs" Alla Rogers Gallery, Washington, DC (US)[11] References[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b "Rocking Out In Georgetown". Washington Post. February 9, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ Melton, Wayne. "Photographer James Fortune puts his rock 'n' roll past on display". Style Weekly. Retrieved July 7,2020. ^ "Army Sustainment: Gulf War Logistics Records Donated to the Sustainment Community". alu.army.mil. Retrieved August 10, 2020. ^ Jump up to: a b Press, DEVIN LORING, For the. "Casino art show highlights other side of rock musicians". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ "- James Fortune Photography". jamesfortunephotography.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ Scaggs, Austin; Scaggs, Austin (May 19, 2005). "Q&A: Robert Plant". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 8, 2020. ^ "- James Fortune Photography". jamesfortunephotography.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Rocking Out In Georgetown". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ "Photographer Sues Playboy Over Fantastic Paul McCartney Mullet Photo". Spin. November 22, 2016. Retrieved July 7,2020. ^ "Liebowitz Loads Up September With More Infringement Suits". Insideradio.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020. ^ Jump up to: a b c O'Sullivan, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Rocking Out In Georgetown". Washington Post. Retrieved August 11,2020. ^ Melton, Wayne. "Photographer James Fortune puts his rock 'n' roll past on display". Style Weekly. Retrieved August 12,2020. ^ ""Iggy at his most Iggiest": Rock heroes like you've never seen them before". Salon. May 25, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2020. ^ "Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen". www.amazon.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020. ^ "James Fortune". Zazoo Fine Art Gallery. Retrieved August 10, 2020. ^ "James Fortune". Mr Musichead Gallery. Retrieved August 10, 2020. ^ Fortune, James; DeCouto, David (February 26, 2017). 36 Rocks Per Roll: A Photographer's Odyssey Through the '60s & '70s (1st ed.). Triple Wood Press. ^ "Rock Style Curated by Tommy Hilfiger and Jeffrey Deitch". Sothebys.com. September 22, 2015.

Hi, yes apparently I put too much in it! I need someone to help me par it down to get accepted. I do have two people on wikipedia helping me but I went the honest route and used my real name because I didn't want to lie. Apparently the wrong way to go about it but I don't ;like to lie and I knew they don't like anyone writing content about family so my hope was to put info up there and let someone more experienced and proper edit it to what it needs to be. I've done it.. I was rejected as him not being a person of note.. so I searched for more articles directly speaking of him. A lot of stuff references his photos with out his name.. sadly. But I did find a bunch so I am hoping to get it approved the second go round but I am too nervous to submit it I think it has too much in it. It's stuff I thought would be interesting to true rock enthusiasts... but I need to figure out what to delete. Still have not managed to get it approved. I didn't put in opinions... but had to remove some articles that referenced his PHOTOS and not his name.

Hello, my name is Brandy Fortune and I am the daughter of James Fortune. He asked me why he did not have a wikipedia page and I thought, well he should have. So I was trying to author it myself and realized I am considered not a neutral source. I have written most of it, but I am looking for a fan of rock and roll and Led Zeppelin who has experience with wikipedia as a contributor and feels my father deserves a page in history as his most well known photograph has appeared on this forum many times as well as the home page of reddit many times. My father took the photograph you see in the link. Neil Preston also took photos that day but from a different angle. If you can help please let me know. I understand you wrote write it how you see fit, I added a ton of details to wikipedia that I assumed would be neutral and useful but I can not get it approved as its fairly complex to do so. My fathers photographs have been used for Doors Albums (newer remasters), Led Zeppelin CD box, many books and used on covers of books. He's had several news articles written about him and has been interviewed on tv many times. It is hard to figure out how to put that stuff in wikipedia as its older and doesn't always have links and I think I've probably just done something wrong in the article. He's had articles written about him in the Washington Post, PEI magazine and style magazine etc. Let me know your thoughts, thanks. He also has another well known Led Zeppelin shot, black and white of the band all sitting on a chair. I can share the crazy story behind that in his own words if I can manage to get this article up! I would even happily do a video interview with my dad and upload to YouTube and you could submit questions to ask him. Thanks!