Preview: Bob Minkin on photography, storytelling, and his adventures with the Grateful Dead

Bob Minkin has become one of rock music's most respected photgraphers -- documenting thousands of concerts with indelible images seen around the world. His most powerful connection is to the Grateful Dead, the legendary "jam" band he has photographed -- in all of its manifestations -- since the 1970s. In this excerpt from our forthcoming interview, Minkin talks about discovering rock music as a teenager and the growth of his special love for the Dead.

Photo: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, by Bob Minkin