In 1980, Hamilton began also shooting stills for films. He also contributed to many iconic magazines including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and New York. Hamilton is best known for documenting the New York City film, art and music scene of the 1970s and 1980s capturing the likes of Nico, Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine, Beastie Boys, and James Brown on film.ĭuring this time he served as staff photographer for numerous publications, including Crawdaddy! (’69-’71), The Herald (’71), Harper’s Bazaar (’71-’75), the Village Voice (’74-’93), and the New York Observer (’93-’09). The Rialto Report recently featured a selection of photographs taken backstage at the Melody Burlesk by photographer James Hamilton.
