Bob Gruen was born in 1945 in New York.

He is one of the best known and most respected pho­tog­ra­phers on the rock and roll scene. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten, Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones, Elvis to Madonna, Bob Dylan to Bob Marley, Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has called the music scene for over forty years and his pho­tographs have gained world­wide recognition.

Shortly after John Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Bob became John and Yoko’s pho­tog­ra­pher and per­sonal friend, tak­ing pic­tures of their pri­vate and pro­fes­sional lives. In 1974, he cre­ated the iconic images of John Lennon wear­ing a New York City t‑shirt and stand­ing in front of the Statue of Liberty mak­ing the peace sign — two of Lennon’s most pop­u­lar images.
His wealth of per­sonal expe­ri­ences and unset­tling mem­ory pro­vide the most illu­mi­nat­ing and com­pre­hen­sive sto­ries of inter­na­tional rock culture.

His pho­tos are present in sev­eral muse­ums and pri­vate col­lec­tions around the world.