Spanish Tony

Tony Sanchez, also known as ‘Spanish Tony’, was a British photographer of Spanish ancestry and was deeply intertwined with the legendary Keith Richards, guitarist of the Rolling Stones, as he served as Richards’ assistant for eight years.

Sanchez was one of the Rolling Stones’ two official photographers, along with Michael Cooper for The Stones in the Park free outdoor festival held in London’s Hyde Park on 5 July 1969.

In 2000, Tony Sanchez passed away. And until recently, these pictures, taken during his unique access to the Stones, The Beatles, and the entire ‘60s pop scene, remained hidden away in boxes in a loft in Biggin Hill, southeast London.