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The album cover photo at Woodstock and its photographer, Burk Uzzel.
"But the Woodstock cover has become one of the most recognizable pictures in the whole history of photography, and when I die, you know, they'll do this little thing, "'Well, he's the guy that took the picture on the 'Woodstock' album.'" Well, that's fine with me, it's a lovely photograph, you know, I did it well, and it's there for all the world to see. And that's fine by me. I love that idea.
You know, it's about communication. You know, we take pictures because we want to give people what we feel, and what we feel is important to see. They have to feel it, too. Otherwise, why bother? Why would I want to take pictures if I wasn't going to let other people try to feel what I felt?"
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2021/03/09/photographer-burk-uzzle-describes-taking-the-iconic-woodstock-photo
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He was 26 at the time. By his own account though, he spent most pf that time in his tent with his then-girlfriend - enjoying pot, and her company. 
He did step outside to watch Jimi Hendrix and his iconic "Excuse me while I kiss the sky!"
I miss my old buddy. He used to call Cheeto "Trump the Chump" - as he very much believed he was a puppet for fascist powers-that-be.