Leonard Cohen, 1988

Lynn Goldsmith really captured him in a quiet, introspective moment here—the way the light falls on his face makes it feel like you're in the room. The print quality is sharp enough that you can see the texture in his jacket, which I wasn't expecting from a 36-year-old shot. It's already the focal p

The grain of the 1988 photo feels very true to that era, and the paper stock has a nice, matte weight to it. I’m glad I finally picked up a print from this series, even if the framing took a bit longer than I’d hoped.