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Mick Rock Exposed
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This book is ideal for fans of rock music, photography enthusiasts, and readers interested in cultural history, offering a unique behind-the-scenes perspective on iconic musicians and the 1970s music scene.
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See morePhotographer Mick Rock reveals his definitive collection of images, telling the story in his own words of his early career and the larger-than-life characters with whom he mixed.
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Mick Rock Exposed presents Mick Rock as the foremost rock photographer of his generation. In this collection, Mick reveals his definitive images, sharing the story of his early career and the larger-than-life characters he encountered. This work serves as both a retrospective of his photography and a cultural journey through a time dominated by rock music.
This compendium is filled with experiences, eyewitness accounts, and intimate details, culminating in candid visual insights and iconic imagery recognised today. It offers a vivid and memorable account of Rock's adventures behind the camera, blending the overt with the intimate, the beautiful with the irreverent – truly exposed.
Mick Rock's illustrious career began with photographing an almost unknown David Bowie in 1972. An instant rapport led him to document the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust, capturing thousands of photographs, posters, album artwork and several videos. His reputation as "the man who shot the Seventies" was cemented with iconic images of Lou Reed, Syd Barrett, Iggy Pop, Queen, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, and Blondie.
More recently, Mick has captured with his camera the likes of Kate Moss, Michael Stipe, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Chemical Brothers, Razorlight, The Killers, and The Libertines. His work is displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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"Mick Rock Exposed is well worth your time. It's a retrospective that tributes the weird and the wonderful and also knocks these stars off their pedestal – if only momentarily. He who shot them brings all their quirks to life and there's certainly an air of inspiration among them all." - FBI Radio
The book includes 200 colour and black & white photographs.
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"Mick Rock: Exposed is well worth your time. It's a retrospective that tributes the weird and the wonderful and also knocks these stars off their pedestal – if only momentarily. He who shot them brings all their quirks to life and there's certainly an air of inspiration among them all." – FBI Radio
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780957148345
Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Palazzo Editions Ltd
Contributors:
- By Mick Rock
- Afterword by Andrew Loog Oldman
- Foreword by Tom Stoppard
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 234.0mm
Height: 193.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Mick Rock’s career was launched when he photographed an almost unknown David Bowie in 1972. The two established an instant rapport and Rock went on to document the rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust. His reputation as ‘the man who shot the Seventies’ was cemented with iconic images of Lou Reed, Syd Barrett, Iggy Pop, Queen, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and Blondie. More recently, Mick has exposed with his camera Kate Moss, Michael Stipe, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Chemical Brothers, Razor light, The Killers and The Libertines.
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