Bronson Caves

I bought a book recently called: The Contact Sheet. These photos are some of the outtakes from Jim Morrison and Pamela Courson's 1969 photoshoot at the Bronson Caves in the Hollywood Hills. At first, the photographer (Edmund Teske) was photographing Jim and his girlfriend Pam, at the singer's apartment nearby. They eventually moved to the caves for a more natural setting. Teske liked the idea of Jim moving out from the dark caves and into the light. He viewed Morrison as more of a poet, than a rockstar, and that was the inspiration behind the shoot.



















(Images scanned by me; Photography by: Edmund Teske)

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Mrs. Morrison

Janet "Planet" Morrison was Van Morrison's wife and muse. During their tumultuous marriage Van released some of his most memorable albums including: Astral Weeks, Moondance, Tupelo Honey, His Band & the Street Choir. She is featured on the cover of Morrison's album Tupelo Honey, astride a white stallion wearing a long flowered dress. The doe-eyed beauty is said to have inspired the songs: Ballerina, Beside You, Crazy Love, You're My Woman and The Way Young Lovers Do. The couple parted ways in the 70s.
The rest of this post includes some high quality photos of the other "Mrs. Morrison", Pamela Courson.
































(photo Scans: Pop Sixties, Jim Morrison Scrapbook; images from Getty)

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