"A few months later, I got a call from Rolling Stone. David had requested me to shoot him for an article they were doing. This started our 15 years of collaborations: I would get a phone call from David's office, and they would ask if I was I available to talk to David. A few minutes later, the phone would ring, and David would tell me about the project."
"His openness to create in the moment and go in whatever direction it took us was one of the most amazing gifts I have ever been given as a photographer. He always wanted to go beyond our comfort zones, and he trusted me to push myself - to go out into the water until my feet could no longer touch the bottom."
The first encounter involved a photoshoot of Tin Machine where the photographer painted the band with light using a flashlight, producing a Polaroid that Bowie called one of the most unusual ways he had been photographed. Bowie later requested the photographer for a Rolling Stone shoot, initiating a fifteen-year collaboration. Bowie would call, bring clothes and props, and collaborate spontaneously on staging and lighting. Bowie’s openness and willingness to explore in the moment enabled experimental play and deep trust. Bowie consistently encouraged pushing beyond comfort zones, trusting the photographer to extend creative risks into unfamiliar territory.
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