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Henry Diltz has been one of the most respected and familiar rock photographers for three decades. Among his 200-plus album covers are such classics as Crosby, Stills & Nash’s debut and the Doors’ “Morrison Hotel.” He was also the official photographer of Woodstock--and will be again at the 30th anniversary Woodstock ’99 in July. Yet he’s still reluctant to consider himself a professional.

So it’s little surprise that he’s never had a major gallery showing. That changes Saturday with the opening of an exhibition at the Sutton Place Art Gallery in Newport Beach. The show follows the recent release of “Under the Covers,” a CD-ROM featuring his work that includes interviews with Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Ray Manzarek, Don Henley and Glenn Frey.

A Diltz documentary for the Learning Channel is also going into production soon, and his work can also be seen (and purchased) through the Web site https://www.henrysgallery.com.

“I’ve accumulated this archive without ever thinking about it,” says Diltz, who was also a member of the Modern Folk Quartet, which recorded for Phil Spector in the ‘60s. “It’s just been a day at a time all these years taking pictures basically of my friends.”