Joel Bernstein
Joel Bernstein is a photographer, guitarist, and record producer based in Oakland, California. His photographs have appeared as the album covers for After the Gold Rush, 4 Way Street, Rita Coolidge, Wind on the Water, Running on Empty, CSN, Bob Dylan at Budokan, Rust Never Sleeps, Shadows and Light, Hard Promises and many others. His photographs have been published in Time, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, among other publications, and there have been retrospective exhibits of his work in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London.
Joel Bernstein

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- Name
- Joel Bernstein
- Born
- 1952
- Occupation
- Photographer, musician, record producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- rock and roll
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Joel Bernstein is a photographer, guitarist, and record producer based in Oakland, California. His photographs have appeared as the album covers for After the Gold Rush, 4 Way Street, Rita Coolidge, Wind on the Water, Running on Empty, CSN, Bob Dylan at Budokan, Rust Never Sleeps, Shadows and Light, Hard Promises and many others. His photographs have been published in Time, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, among other publications, and there have been retrospective exhibits of his work in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London.
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He has acted as a co-producer and archivist with Nash for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and is responsible with Nash for the compilation and production of the box sets Voyage for Crosby, Reflections for Nash, Carry On for Stephen Stills, and CSNY 1974 for the band's tour of that year. In 2018 Joel Bernstein was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
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• Name — Joel Bernstein • Born — 1952 • Occupation — Photographer, musician, record producer • Years Active — 1968–present • Website — www.joelbernstein.com/
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Joel Bernstein is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Classed in the genre rock and roll.
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Joel Bernstein born.
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