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This two DVD set is packed with over 300 images and many interesting anecdotes from behind the scenes that helped to create Peter Simon's classic body of work. A bonus section includes FAQ's and his top 10 components for making a great photograph. It's a must for any Peter Simon follower, photo enthusiast, and a boon for any baby boomer! Includes iconic photographs of Robert Plant, Jerry Garcia, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and more. From the protests, communes and Be Ins of the 60s to rock and reggae portraits to the Occupy protests of 2011 and Martha's Vineyard, find out why Diane Sawyer called Peter Simon "The ultimate photo documentarian of the boomer generation." Simon's work is accompanied by witty and insightful personal commentary that gives the viewer a glimpse of the exciting and exotic life he led. From touching tales of how famed baseball player Jackie Robinson lived with his family to funny stories about how rocker Jim Morrison threw up on him, viewers will be left with an accurate sense of how interesting life has been for Peter Simon!

Media

Watch Peter Simon on FOX »

Bonus Materials

• FAQs and Peter's top 10 components for making a great photograph.

Sales Points

• Peter Simon's work has been in many newspapers and magazines throughout the years, including Time, Newsweek, People, Village Voice, Atlantic Monthly, Cape Cod Life, Boston Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.
• Peter Simon has published 14 books to date, Through the Lens is his first DVD.

Press Quotes

The ultimate photo documentarian of the boomer generation

     —Diane Sawyer

...an intriguing, raw, honest, and entertaining DVD retrospective ...

     —Tony Omer, MV Times

Those interested in film, the counterculture, music and US history will really enjoy the set up and all the details.

     —Nicholas Sheffo, Fulvue Drive-In

Especially interesting if you share his boomer generation alternative lifestyle, political leanings and promotion of Martha's Vineyard.

     —John Sunier, Audiophile Audition

His life of photography, all 50 years of it, is captured in this wonderful two-disc.

     —Richard Propes, The Independent Critic

Simon offers up some of his best photos and provides background information, which naturally reveals autobiographical sketches of his time during the 1960s

     —Chris Hicks, Deseret News