When the friendship between a music icon and a star photographer develops into an intensive collaboration, something unique can emerge. As a close confidant of David Bowie, Frank Ockenfels observed captivating moments on and off stage through his camera lens over a period of 16 years. The result: the photo book Collaboration - an intimate artistic homage to the pop chameleon David Bowie with a magnificent selection of impressive portraits!
Much more than an exclusive coffee table book: a unique piece of pop history!
From 1991 to 2007, photo artist Ockenfels accompanied the dazzling genius of rock and pop with his camera. His pictures are expressive snapshots and up-close observations of an exceptional artist who constantly reinvented and restaged himself right up to his final album Blackstar. David Bowie, whose fame as a musician is inextricably linked with cult songs such as Starman, Space Oddity and Life on Mars, granted Ockenfels unrivalled, personal insights into his artistic development, which he captured in excellent milestones of music photography.
Collaboration - already an iconic photo book and a must-have for fans of David Bowie!
The American photographer, artist and director Frank Ockenfels is considered an exceptional phenomenon in the world of photography: with advertising photography for renowned top brands as well as publications in Rolling Stone, Spin, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine or Vogue, he has managed the balancing act between commerce and art for over 30 years. His extraordinary star portraits and over 200 album covers show that Ockenfels is more at home in the glittering music scene than almost anyone else. But no matter how many rock and pop stars he was able to observe through the camera lens - with his treasure trove of extraordinary photographic documents, this exclusive David Bowie illustrated book is already an unrivalled piece of pop history!