The dark side of the 1960s uncovered - I

A new exhibition celebrates the work of John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, a photographer who chronicled the 1960s counter-culture. As freelancer for 'Melody Maker', Hopkins met many of the decade's leading lights, including John Lennon, who is pictured here with his trusty Rickenbacker guitar at Teddington Studios, south-west London, 1964.