Photographer Mick Rock Media 175 Principles of Digital Photography Photographer Mick Rock Presented by Kayla Apolito Date 10/29
Mick rock Born:1948, London “The true art of being young is knowing how to defy gravity and upset as many people as possible while doing it. How to penetrate the great secrets of the universe and damn the torpedoes. How to stir the demons of our destiny…” Mick Rock
Photo by Mick Rock
Photo by Mick Rock Mick Rock is known as “The Man Who Shot the Seventies”. He is famous for his photos of rock artists and bands, including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, and Queen.
Many iconic images of the era were captured by him, including this image which was used as the cover for Queen’s second album. Photo by Mick Rock
Photo by Mick Rock
He also worked as the chief photographer for several films, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the Angry Itch. Photos by Imogene Cunningham Photo by Mick Rock
Photo by Mick Rock From 1972-1973 Rock was David Bowie’s personal photographer. Many of the famous photos of Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era were taken by him.
Photo by Mick Rock
He is still working today, taking photos of current artists and has major exhibitions all over the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Rock The End Resources Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Rock http://www.mickrock.com/home-2/ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/shooting-for-stardust-mick-rock-on-photographing-bowie-20150908 Photo by Mick Rock