Jim Anderson's photography of
The Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia - 14 October 1984

It is, always, Jerry Week

A big thank you to both my long time friend Dave Repp and J.C. for making it possible to shoot a couple of the Furthur Shows this tour in keeping the tradition alive. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. And please go to the Official Furthur Band Web Site to see the other photographers great work capturing some of the magic moments of this amazing winter tour !
UMass Mullim Center Amherst MA 19 February 2010
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville CT 26 February 2010
a few vid clips are on my Facebook
YouTube Vid Clips from Radio City Music Hall 24 February

My Choice for This Day, March 10, in Grateful Dead History
1981 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY

By Decade- Find your Grateful Dead Concert Photos: The 70's - The 80's - The 90's - The 00's
and soon, a page for 'The '10's'

All of the work illustrated on this site is available in print form for your personal collection and gift giving - click here for information



Fun Fotos from Oxford Maine, 1988 on the 4th of July Weekend
Looking forward to shooting again there this summer !


Bobby is great in this interview with CNBC
Sharing here just in case you haven't seen yet

recently updated
Jerry Garcia Band Fall 1993 New England
and what's in the works: nothing right now
in the process of moving my crap - stay tuned in Jan !

Jim Anderson photographed The Grateful Dead from the 30th of June 1974, up to the last show in Chicago, 9th of July 1995
His photographs cover the spectrum: close-ups of the Band, stage lighting & design, and us, the Deadheads, who continue the tradition


Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip
Seventy seven of Jim Anderson's photos are peppered throughout Grateful Dead The Illustrated Trip
Originally published in 2003, this book is the historic record of the Dead scene. Many thanks & kudos to the fine folks at DK Publishing, Maria Gibbs and Victoria Clark, who worked long and tireless hours in its production. The Illustrated Trip is now out of print and has become very collectable. Click on the link and check out Amazon for used and new copies.

This web site, started in 1999, is always a work in progress.
Jim Anderson's archive holds thousands of photos starting in the mid 1970's, throughout the '80's, and ton's of lighting design shots from the '90's. And not to forget, the 00's. Also, there are lots of cool shots of the Dead scene, not just the band and stage. What began as a fun endeavor coming directly from Jim's professional photography career, being a Deadhead and early taper, turned into a lifelong project to document this extraordinary cultural phenomena.
Over time, a great deal of photography was shot specifically for good friend Candace Brightman, long time lighting designer for the Grateful Dead. Candace has her own company, Animated Architecture, and has done beautiful work lighting Phil & Friends, the '96 Olympic Village, and The Dead tours in the 00's. Candace is currently concert lighting designer for Widespread Panic.

Jim Anderson's Dead photos have been seen in Dupree's Diamond News, DDN's Jerry Garcia Tribute, on VH1's Grateful Dead Legend's Series, in the
Deadheads Taping Compendium, Entertainment Weekly, Lighting Dimensions Magazine, Performance Magazine, and the following:

Grateful Dead To Terrapin: Hartford, May 28, 1977

Grateful Dead '01 Vault release - Nightfall of Diamonds

Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks No's:  12   13   15   17   25   29  &  34

Bob Minkin - Art Designer and photography for Dick's Picks and GD DVD's

Anne Ramsey Cutler - Gekographics - Designer for Dick's Picks and Vault CD Art

VH1 Legends: The Grateful Dead Originally aired August 1995

The 2003 Grateful Dead Calendar features several of Jim's photos

RIP: Heads Magazine - Canada           Japan Times - Feature Article on Bob Weir in Japan
                                                             385K PDF file (used with permission)

My Last Photo ever at a Grateful Dead Concert - 9 July 1995 (95gdc19-37)

The Fireworks Finale
Soldiers Field 9 July 1995

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