Iain Macmillan Iain Macmillan Iain Stewart Macmillan (20 October 1938 – 8 May 2006) was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" in 1969. After growing up in Scotland, he moved to London to become a professional photographer. He used a photo of Yoko Ono in a book he published in 1966 and was invited by Yoko to photograph her exhibit at Indica Gallery. She introduced him to John Lennon. John invited him to be the photographer for the cover of "Abbey Road". He worked with the Lennons for several years even staying for
Abbey Road last, though Harrison said "it felt as if we were reaching the end of the line". After the album was released, the "Get Back"/"Let It Be" project was re-examined, and work on it continued into 1970. Therefore, "Let It Be" became the last album to be finished by the Beatles, even though its recording had begun before "Abbey Road". By September 1969, after the recording of "Abbey Road", Lennon had formed a new group, the Plastic Ono Band, in part because the Beatles had rejected his song "Cold Turkey". While Harrison worked with such artists as Leon Russell, Doris Troy,