Ed Caraeff
American
Ed Caraeff (born April 18, 1950) is an American photographer, art director, illustrator, and graphic designer whose visual work defined the look of popular music in the late 1960s and ’70s. At just 17, he captured the now-iconic image of Jimi Hendrix setting fire to his guitar onstage at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival—a photograph that appeared twice on the cover of Rolling Stone and earned the Kodak Certificate of Excellence.
Between 1967 and 1981, Caraeff art-directed, photographed, and designed over 400 album covers for major artists including Elton John, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, Three Dog Night, and the Bee Gees. His work has been featured on at least four Rolling Stone covers, is part of the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and continues to be exhibited internationally.
After stepping away from photography in 1981 to pursue culinary passions, Caraeff’s influential archive—including his Hendrix collection—was published in his 2017 book Burning Desire: The Jimi Hendrix Experience through the Lens of Ed Caraeff.
Between 1967 and 1981, Caraeff art-directed, photographed, and designed over 400 album covers for major artists including Elton John, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, Three Dog Night, and the Bee Gees. His work has been featured on at least four Rolling Stone covers, is part of the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and continues to be exhibited internationally.
After stepping away from photography in 1981 to pursue culinary passions, Caraeff’s influential archive—including his Hendrix collection—was published in his 2017 book Burning Desire: The Jimi Hendrix Experience through the Lens of Ed Caraeff.
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