Lynn Goldsmith is an acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist whose work has helped shape the visual history of music and popular culture. Over a career spanning five decades, her photographs have appeared in leading publications including Rolling Stone, Life, Time, and Vanity Fair, capturing some of the most influential figures in entertainment, sports, and the arts. Her work is held in permanent museum collections including The Museum of Modern Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The author of 17 books, including the Rizzoli-published Patti Smith: Before Easter After (2024), Goldsmith has received numerous prestigious awards. In 2023, she secured a landmark 7–2 U.S. Supreme Court victory in a copyright case involving her portrait of Prince, helping reaffirm the rights of photographers to protect their work.