It
all started, December 1, 1971, in the hotel room of The Alice Cooper Group.
Alice, Neal, Dennis, Glen and Michael and Cindy Smith, the band's costume designer, were relaxing in a room at the One Fifth
Avenue Hotel. The band had just finished performing the first of two scheduled
shows that night at the Academy of Music on East 14th Street in New York City.
Len was a kid with a camera, the band members only a few years older than he
was. There was Budweiser, a stilleto, Johnny Carson on the TV, someone's baby,
and a few rolls of Tri-X film, all waiting for this moment to come together.
That was the beginning of a
professional photography career that has spanned four decades. In the early
years, Len performed assignments for major record labels and music magazines.
In the late-1970's he turned his attention toward specializing in still-life
product photography for major magazines, corporations and advertising agencies.
His photographs have been published and exhibited worldwide, winning numerous
awards.
In the Spring of 2010, Len
returned to his roots and began photographing musical artists.
In March of 2011, Len was
reunited with the remaining members of Alice Cooper on the eve of their
induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he accepted their invitation
to photograph two of their pre-induction ceremony rehearsals.