’50 Years of Rolling Stone’: New Book Celebrates Magazine’s Visual Legacy
Since 1967, we’ve been covering the best artists in rock & roll – here’s a look at some of our favorite portraits

Nirvana (1992)
Mark Seliger for Rolling Stone

But it wasn’t just the revealing interviews that kept the readers coming back – to accompany each story, the magazine featured stunning photography from masters like Annie Leibovitz and Mark Seliger. As part of the magazine’s 50th anniversary, Abrams Books has compiled some of the best work into a decade-by-decade book, looking back on the best articles, the best artists, the best scoops and the best shots from 1967 to 2017. Here, a look at some of the stunning work featured in the book.