Shahrokh Hatami (1928-2017) was an Iranian photojournalist who covered front-page events from the revolution in Iran to the Beatles backstage as Beatlemania took off. A 1963 Paris Match assignment took him to Liverpool to meet the band.
(Photographs © Shahrokh Hatami, via The Guardian)
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| The Beatles backstage for a 1963 Christmas concert |
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| Beatles fans at the height of Beatlemania |
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| The Beatles backstage for a 1963 Christmas concert |
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| ‘I read the news today, oh boy’ |
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| Lennon on the sofa |
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| All together now |
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| Men in the mirror: The Beatles backstage |
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| Paul McCartney |
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| Ringo Starr |
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| George Harrison |
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| John Lennon |
(Photographs © Shahrokh Hatami, via The Guardian)
