Fred W. Mcdarrah was the first staff photographer at The Village Voice, and an essential chronicler of the Beat Generation and counterculture movements from the 1960s. With his unique ability to capture liquid moments, it appeared that McDarrah was always in the right place at the right time, and musicians, actors, royals and politicians were no exception.

Here are 31 fascinating photographs of celebrated figures taken by McDarrah from the 1960s to the 1980s:

Andy Warhol lines up a shot through the viewfinder of a 16mm Bolex camera during the filming of 'Taylor Mead's Ass' at his studio, The Factory, New York, September 5, 1964.

Bob Dylan at 7th Avenue and Christopher Street, with Village Voice journalist Jack Goddard and friend Victor Maymudes, New York, January 22, 1965.

The crowded dining room at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, April 1965. Attending a performance of the Royal Ballet, and seated around the center table are United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, Margo Nichols and her husband, film director and comedian Mike Nichols, Ethel Kennedy, and actor Peter Lawford.

The Beatles, from left Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison, answer questions at a press conference in the Warwick Hotel, New York, August 22, 1966.

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