Rocky Schenck is a photographer and director who has shot several album covers and written and directed over 150 music videos, including many for Seattle rock stalwarts Alice in Chains.
Years ago, Schenck talked to Revolver about the making of Dirt's iconic imagery and shared fascinating behind-the-scenes photos from the cover shoot; over the weekend, to celebrate the anniversary of AIC's watershed Jar of Flies EP, he dug up some outtakes from the photo shoot for that record's eerie cover and recounted the story of its creation. Along with other insights, he revealed on Instagram the source of the actual flies pictured on the cover (a horse stable) and the location of the shoot (his dining room).
"I have fond memories of shooting this album cover in my dining room," Schenck wrote. "It was just me and my assistant, and a child whose name I've forgotten. My assistant made multiple trips up the street to gather hundreds of flies with a butterfly net at some horse stables. The flies kept dying, the kid kept complaining, and my assistant kept gathering more flies. The album was nominated for a Grammy for best recording package... and I still have the jars." See the full post below.
