Henry Stanford Diltz (born September 6, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American folk musician and photographer who has been active since 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.
[citation needed] Diltz photographed 1960s folk-rock stars who lived in Los Angeles's Laurel Canyon.
The album cover photograph was taken at the Morrison Hotel on South Hope Street in Downtown Los Angeles.
[7] The self-published Unpainted Faces book of black and white photographs was released through Morrison Hotel Gallery.
[8] Diltz is co-founder along with Peter Blachley and Rich Horowitz of the Morrison Hotel Gallery[9] in SoHo, New York City, and in West Hollywood.