Jim Marshall je považován za jednoho z nejslavnějších a nejplodnějších fotografů dvacátého století. Všeobecného ohlasu dosáhl zejména díky fotografiím největších hudebních ikon druhé poloviny 20. století jako jsou Beatles, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton či Johnny Cash. Výstava v Leica Gallery Prague umožňuje nahlédnout pouze do zlomku z Marshallova rozsáhlého díla. Nechybí zde však průlomové fotografie z počátku jeho kariéry v letech šedesátých a sedmdesátých. Z vystavených fotografií můžeme nasát atmosféru posledního koncertu The Beatles v Candlestick Parku v San Franciscu v roce 1966, vypravit se na koncertní šňůru s Rolling Stones v roce 1972, nebo spatřit velikány hudební scény jako jsou například Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash nebo Carlos Santana.

1936  Born February 3 in Chicago, Illinois.
1938  Parents move family to San Francisco’s Fillmore District.
1959  Purchases first Leica camera, an M2.
1960  Photographs John Coltrane at the home of Ralph J. Gleason.
1962  Moves to New York City; assignments include album covers for Atlantic, Columbia, and ABC Paramount, as well as a feature on Thelonious Monk for The Saturday Evening Post.
1964  Covers Newport Folk Festival; moves back to San Francisco.
1966  Shoots The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park.
1967  Photographs the Monterey Pop Festival — Jimi Hendrix burning his Strat, Janis Joplin’s rising star, and much more; first U.S. photographer to shoot Cream and The Who; extensively documents the Summer of Love: Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Big Brother, Jefferson Airplane, Santana and more.
1968  Photographs historic recording session of Johnny Cash live at Folsom Prison.
1969  Photographs numerous iconic images at Woodstock, such as The Who greeting sunrise; photographs recording sessions for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; captures famous image of Johnny Cash flipping the bird at San Quentin; photographs the Allman Brother’s At the Fillmore East album cover; publishes first book, Festival, with Baron Wolman.
1971  Shoots Miles Davis at Fillmore West and The Who at SF Civic Auditorium.
1972  Covers the Rolling Stones’ American tour for LIFE magazine; during a tour break photographs Sunset Sound sessions for Exile on Main Street.
1973  Photographs Dripping Springs Festival, with iconic shots of Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson; shoots T-Rex at Winterland, San Francisco.
1974  Photographs two country greats together, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings at Johnny’s home in Hendersonville; photographs Mick Taylor, one of his last photo sessions before he left the Rolling Stones.
1975  Still photographer for the TV series Streets of San Francisco, starring Michael Douglas and Karl Malden; photographs Stones 75 Tour.
1976-78  Photographs Jazz greats Carman McRea and Dizzy Gillespie; or Joan Baez and Mimi Farina at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley; shoots The Best of Joan Baez album cover for A&M. Photographs Joni Mitchell, Dr. John, Shel Silverstein, Merle Haggard and Randy Newman, to name a few.
1987  Terra Firma publishes Tomorrow Never Knows — The Beatles’ Last Concert, photos by Jim, text by Eric Lefcowitz.
1992  Monterey Pop, published by Chronicle Books: photos by Jim, text by Joel Selvin.
1995  September Guitar Player, featuring Jim’s 1967 black & white headshot of Jimi Hendrix, becomes — and remains — the magazine’s single best-selling issue.
1996  Photographs Red Hot Chili Peppers for Warner Brothers.
1997  Bullfinch Press publishes Not Fade Away, with foreword by friend Michael Douglas.
1999  Bullfinch publishes Early Dylan, with photos by Jim, Barry Feinstein, and Daniel Kramer.
2004  Receives Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Photography; Chronicle Books publishes Jim Marshall: Proof, providing a rare look at the creative process.
2005  Recipient of MOJO magazine’s 2005 Honours List Image Award; Chronicle Books publishes Jazz, an extensive collection of Jim’s photos of great jazz musicians; becomes a sponsor of MS Friends, the only 24/7 peer support help line for people living with multiple sclerosis, founded by his longtime assistant, Amelia Davis.
2007  Ad campaign for Nissan’s newest sports car, Nissan GT-R.
2008  Exhibition at Gallery 291 / San Francisco (Marshall in Platinum) and at 7 For All Mankind Gallery / New York.
2009  Omnibus publishes Trust, featuring never-before-seen images in black & white and color; exhibition at Morrison Hotel Gallery in NY with book launch for Trust; Harper Collins publishes Match Prints, pairing fifty photographs from Jim’s body of work, along with Timothy White’s Staley Weiss gallery exhibition for Match Prints.
2010  Chronicle Books publishes Pocket Cash, Jim’s last book, developed before his death (March 24, 2010).