1969 Photographer Iain Macmillan Takes an Iconic Photograph of the Beatles

Iain Stewart Macmillan was a Scottish photographer best known for photographing the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. He grew up in Scotland before moving to London to pursue a career as a photographer.
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