
<p>Richard Crawley's most famous image almost didn't happen. The photo, an iconic shot of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sticking out his tongue during a show in Australia in the 1970s, was captured on a classic Minolta SR-T 101, which was a cutting-edge film SLR at the time.</p><p>Crawley couldn't afford a ticket to the Stones concert, so he faked a press pass using the fictious media outlet "Blue Meanie Press," and then clawed his way to the front of the show, where he says it was "mayhem."</p><p>"And then I ran out of film," he recalls in the wonderful little video tribute to his Minolta camera below. "And so I bought a film from a guy next to me for 50 cents."</p><p>Just after loading the new roll of film, the crowd in front of Crawley suddenly parted, revealing a clear glimpse of Jagger in front of him.</p><p><a href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/09/25/photographer-discuses-beloved-minolta-camera-that-shot-iconic-photo-of-mick">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://petapixel.com/2013/09/25/richard-crawley-tells-incredible-story-behind-iconic-photo-mick-jagger/">Richard Crawley Tells the Incredible Story Behind His Iconic Photo of Mick Jagger</a> (PetaPixel)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=doGU-9a5NBE80EMopZwVQMHQx2SWM&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>