It's hard to believe but Modern Rocks Gallery opened its doors here in Austin 3 years ago today, and what an incredible journey its been. We've gone from a nervous first day with little promotion, to receiving international press and sending prints across the globe, all in a very short space of time.

Here's the image that started it all. I used to walk past this amazing shot of Tom Waits by Jill Furmanovsky every day on my way to work in a gallery in London. The seed was planted and I started to daydream of opening a rock photography gallery of my own on my tube ride across town. And here we are, 3 years later sending prints worldwide, and with my favorite photo sitting proudly above my couch at home!

Thanks for all your support over the last 3 years, it's been fun, but there's more fun to come with news of some very exciting new releases coming soon.

We were truly saddened to learn that the legendary photographer, Don Hunstein passed away a few days ago after a long battle with illness.

Don Hunstein had a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He was the in-house photographer at Columbia Records shooting hundreds of album covers and documenting the recording sessions of many of the 20th Century’s most important musicians. He was a great photographer, equally skilled in large or small format, in black & white or color.

We're incredibly proud to have some of Don's work as part of the collection here at Modern Rocks Gallery. Click HERE to see some of his incredible images. 

We're pleased to announce a new collection from acclaimed British artist Morgan Howell.

Howell’s original large format paintings of old 45s have been attracting a cult following amongst musicians and music industry moguls alike. His large format 3D painting of David Bowie’s 'The Jean Genie' sits proudly on the wall at Sony Music, 'Yesterday' by The Beatles is at the iconic Capitol Building in L.A. and famous owners include Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Diamond, Lord Lloyd Webber, Don Letts, Jerry Dammers, Ian Brown and Johnny Marr. Examples of his work are a permanent feature of the Radio 2 Green Room alongside Elton John’s piano, and when the BBC interviewed The Rolling Stones in London’s Dorchester Hotel in the run up to their concerts at the 02 in November 2012, three of his supersize Rolling Stones singles formed the backdrop. A matched pair of his paintings of The Beatles double A-Side 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution' fetched £20,000 in an auction at Abbey Road studios. His original painting for Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” has earned a place at BMG Chrysalis, whilst The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ and ‘The Clash piece 'White Man at Hammersmith Palais’ were auctioned off in aid of Children in Need.

Due to popular demand, Morgan has kindly released a collection of signed limited edition prints, taken directly from his original paintings, which are now available from Modern Rocks Gallery in the US.