Miles Davis, Live at Fillmore East, NYC, 1970

The archival matte finish really makes the photograph feel like it's straight out of a 1970s darkroom, and the detail in Miles's posture is sharp enough to study for minutes. I've got it framed in my living room and guests always stop to ask about it.

The grain of the silver gelatin print gives Miles’s face that gritty live-show texture, exactly how the Fillmore felt in 1970. It’s framed on my wall now and I keep stopping to stare at the sweat on his trumpet. Worth every cent for the archival quality alone.

The archival printing really does justice to the grain and shadow in that June ’70 Fillmore shot—it’s got a live, almost smoky texture that pulls you right into the room. I hung it in my study and find myself staring at it longer than I planned every time I walk past.