Jim Cummins (born 1944 in Harlem) is an American photographer known for his work in music (where his work appeared on over 900 album covers),[1][2] journalism (including for Newsday, the New York Times, Life, Rolling Stone, and Newsweek—where his work earned a National Magazine Award),[3][4][5] and sports (where he was a staff photographer for the National Basketball Association).
He served from 1961 through 1965 in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Combat Illustrator before beginning his career in music and sports photojournalism in 1965.
Cummins began his career as a photojournalist working for Newsweek magazine from 1965 through 1970.
King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Miles, Burt Bacharach, Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Who, The Temptations, Tina Turner, Vanilla Fudge, Velvet Underground, Wilson Pickett, Rascals, Dusty Springfield, Dr. John, Joe Cocker, Sam & Dave, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, John Sebastian, Jimmy Page and Sly and The Family Stone.
Cummins has co-authored and been the photographer for several books including Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times, Courtside – The Fans Guide To Pro Basketball and Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of The Aquarian Age.