Robert Knight, rock photographer, star of PBS documentary 'Rock Prophecies'

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“Some people collect stamps, some people collect butterflies – I collect rock stars,” photographer Robert Knight muses in Rock Prophecies, a documentary about how he managed, through luck, perseverance and the uncanny ability to discover talent well before the rest of the planet, to be in the right place at the right time – again and again and again. Set for DVD release on September 14 and television broadcast this fall, Rock Prophecies takes audiences behind the camera for an up-close look at Knight’s 40-year career. The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith have all been captured through his lens. However, Knight is more than just a famous rock photographer – he’s someone with a genuine passion for music and musicians.

The film interweaves three distinct parts of Knight’s life – his first meetings with rock icons, his quest to discover the next major rock act and his moving efforts to care for his elderly, ailing mother.

Knight was the first photographer to shoot Led Zeppelin in America, the first to shoot Aerosmith before anyone had heard of them and one of the last to photograph Hendrix’s final performance.

“I get paid to see,” Knight explains simply, and what he has seen is astonishing.

Rock Prophecies is available wherever DVDs are sold, or visit ShopPBS.org to order directly.

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