Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&B. Funk. Photographs 1972-1982 – Pearl Cleage Populair

“For ten glorious years, I had the best seat in the house.”
–Bruce W. Talamon
Talamon saw it all during the golden age of soul, R&B, and funk. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, this young African American photographer from Los Angeles found himself backstage with an all-access pass to the heart of the music scene. He caught his first big break landing a position as a staff photographer at SOUL Newspaper in LA in the early 1970s, just as soul, R&B, and funk were becoming part of the mainstream. He captured…