The contributors to this tribute to John Clegg responded in diverse ways to what I had thought a straightforward brief, befitting the man we celebrate. The resulting volume reflects Clegg’s ongoing influence on rock art research and rock art researchers. Contemporary scholarly practice moves at a breakneck pace. With fewer Festschrift appearing I think it pertinent to ask how they fit in modern research. For me, it is simple-Festschrifts honour scholars whose work remains relevant in the same way rock art remains relevant. Both hark back to a historic time and place, memorialising the way we once saw the world, while simultaneously, seamlessly inhabiting the here and now to inform the way we currently see the world.