
Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Miami Beach, February 1964. Chromogenic print. © 1964 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP.
Paul Mccartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR - To Jan 19, 2025
“Macca” brought his Pentax everywhere when the Beatles were blowing up in 1964, but many of those photos remained unarchived until recently. This excellent show captures the boy-band mania as the Beatles toured the UK, France and the US, complete with backstage preparations, limo-ride chaos and days off by the pool. McCartney mostly shot spontaneously on precious film, at times making great compositions. He clearly had a love of character as well as polished surfaces, and the rewards are seen here.