Where does music photography sit in the contemporary, popular culture landscape? The switch from analogue to digital is discussed alongside the rise and influence of social media. The series ends by asking whether music photography still has a role to play, does it still carry the same importance, and who are the new standard bearers of the profession?

The transition of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectible and often valuable art form is examined through conversations with gallerists, literary publishers, art experts and those photographers whose body of work now has global prestige and, in some cases, hangs on the walls of the world's most revered institutions.

Icon: Music Through the Lens is a new series exploring the world of music photography through the experiences of the men and women who have documented popular culture with iconic images of artists including the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Madonna and Bob Marley.

Icon: Music Through the Lens is a new series exploring the world of music photography through the experiences of the men and women who have documented popular culture with iconic images of artists including the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Madonna and Bob Marley.

Icon: Music Through the Lens is a new series exploring the world of music photography through the experiences of the men and women who have documented popular culture with iconic images of artists including Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Madonna and Bob Marley.