Jürgen Vollmer

Jürgen Vollmer, with Astrid Kirchherr and Klaus Voorman (the "Exy's"), befriended The Beatles during the band's time in Hamburg in the early 1960s. Vollmer was the son of a professional army officer who died during World War II. Young Vollmer was attending Hamburg's Institute of Fashion at the time he met The Beatles, who at the time included drummer Pete Best and bassist Stu Sutcliffe. Vollmer quickly became one of the group's photographers, and was responsible for the "Beatles haircut" and some of their most iconic images in their leather-clad days prior to Brian Epstein. John Lennon was particularly impressed with Vollmer's photos, and used one of his favorites on the cover of his 1975 album "Rock 'n' Roll". During the time Vollmer lived in the USA, he worked as aset photograper in several Hollywood film productions.

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* [http://www.genesis-publications.com/books/hh/index.html From Hamburg to Hollywood] A book featuring the photographs and words of Jürgen Vollmer, with foreword by Sir Paul McCartney