Why is the picture of the Beatles crossing the road so classic?

First, no album cover has spawned so many imitations.

Second, no album has produced so many conspiracy theories as it has. To be sure, the album Abbey Road also announced the disintegration of the Beatles. For the public at that time, they didn't know that The Beatles was going through the last throes of disintegration and would never record another album again.

1On August 8th, 969, John Lennon's friend and photographer Iain Macmillan planned to shoot the album cover for the Beatles' new album "Abbey Road", so he decided to shoot on Abbey Road, which echoed the album. The shooting process went very smoothly. With the help of Hasselblad camera and 50mm lens, Elaine took only six photos (three on the left and three on the right) under f/22 and 1/500s, and got the desired work, which is one of the most iconic covers in history that we see today.