In 1967, in his New York studio, Joel Brodsky 's "Young Lion" Jim Morrison photoshoot created what have become the most recognizable portraits of Morrison – capturing the self styled Lizard King at the peak of his physical and artistic powers.
JIM MORRISON CLASSIC LEATHER SHIRT. Leather shirt, worn by Jim Morrison in the event at Kennedy Municipal Stadium, Bridgeport CT held on 1st August 1968.
"The shoot was pretty near the end, I think. By that time, he was so drunk he was stumbling into the lights and we had to stop the session. He wasn’t a wild drunk - actually he was kind of quiet - but his equilibrium wasn’t too terrific. Still, he was great to photograph because he had a very interesting look. It seemed like a good session to me... Morrison never really looked that way again, and those pictures have become a big part of The Doors’ legend. I think I got him at his peak." -- Joel Brodsky