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Janet Macoska

Since 1974, Janet Macoska has been capturing rock's greatest on film. Her photographs have featured in Rolling Stone, People, Vogue, American Photo, Creem, MOJO, The New York Times and The London Times. VH1, Bravo, A&E and the BBC regularly use Macoska's vast archive in their "rockumentaries."  Her work is held in the permanent collection by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Smithsonian Museum of American History, The National Portrait Gallery in London, and in Hard Rock Cafe restaurants, hotels and casinos across the planet. David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, DEVO, Heart, Hall and Oates, AC/DC and The Kinks are just some of the artists who have used her photos on their CDs. Today, Macoska shoots for The Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, Playhouse Square Center, and various corporate and music clients. She often speaks at museums and universities about her career as a photographer in the music industry. In 2017, she was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. 

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  • Steven Tyler at Richfield Coliseum, 1983 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska
    Steven Tyler at Richfield Coliseum, 1983 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska

    Steven Tyler at Richfield Coliseum, 1983 — Open Edition Print

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    Steven Tyler the lead singer of of Aerosmith is photographed performing at Ohio's Richfield Coliseum on October 22, 1983. Shown with a trademark sc...

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  • Whitney Houston at Blossom Music Center, 1986 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska
    Whitney Houston at Blossom Music Center, 1986 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska

    Whitney Houston at Blossom Music Center, 1986 — Open Edition Print

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    Whitney Houston smiles on stage during a performance at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio on August 18, 1986. The legendary singer is one...

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  • The Clash at Akron Civic Theatre, 1982 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska
    The Clash at Akron Civic Theatre, 1982 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska

    The Clash at Akron Civic Theatre, 1982 — Open Edition Print

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    The Clash is photographed on stage performing at the Akron Civic Theatre in Ohio on August 18, 1982. The band was a key player in the original wave...

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  • Bruce Springsteen at Richfield Coliseum, 1984 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska
    Bruce Springsteen at Richfield Coliseum, 1984 — Open Edition Print - Janet Macoska

    Bruce Springsteen at Richfield Coliseum, 1984 — Open Edition Print

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    Bruce Springsteen on stage at the Richfield Coliseum in Ohio on July 9, 1984. Sporting a sleevless flannel, blue jeans, and his worn-down Fender Te...

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