Unique Pictures of Beatles Shown After Being Forgotten for 30 Years
The Beatles' song lyrics awoke the issue of searching one's inner self in young Canadian photographer Paul Saltzman. He personally got to meet the Beatles when visiting a meditation center to learn how to meditate. In February 1968, the 23 year-old Canadian photographer stood outside a meditation center in India, knocking on the front door. He had made up his mind to learn meditation to ease the pain from a broken heart. The person who opened the door said that the meditation center was closed because of a visit from the Beatles and their friends. Saltzman, not knowing what to do, slept in a tent outside the front door until he eventually was let in.
Saltzman then spent a week together with his greatest idols. He had brought his camera, but didn't take more than 54 photos, which he after the return to Canada, forgot for 33 years. In 2000 the pictures were shown to the public in Toronto for the first time.
At the opening at Fotografiens Hus (House of Photography) in Oslo on the 3rd of November, photographer and author Paul Saltzman said,