Collaboration: Frank Ockenfels 3 X David Bowie - (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A visual chronicle of the decades-long collaboration between photographer Frank Ockenfels and cultural icon David Bowie, featuring many never-before-seen images

"My creative collaborations with David were a gift. I am endlessly thankful to him." --Frank Ockenfels 3

From photographer Frank Ockenfels 3, Collaboration is a breathtaking array of photographs of David Bowie made during 16 photo sessions across a period of years. The images showcase the evolution of Bowie's iconic style, capturing his artistry, eccentricity, and deep humanity. They result from a close partnership--Ockenfels was not only one of Bowie's key collaborators but also a longtime friend.

Ockenfels's unique access to Bowie allowed him to document the musician's personal and professional life in ways few others could. The photographs in this book, many of which have never been published, span the years they spent working together, from 1991 to 2006, and include candid shots, iconic portraits, and contact sheets from working sessions. The images reflect the many facets of Bowie's career--from his early days as a glam rock icon to his later, more introspective phases.

Collaboration sheds light on Bowie's changing image and reflects his influence on music, fashion, and culture. Accompanied by text from Ockenfels and a foreword by veteran music journalist Joe Levy, these intimate photographs offer an unfiltered look at the man behind the persona, spotlighting the mutual respect between the photographer and his subject. The book serves as both a visual tribute to a legendary figure and a documentation of a profound artistic connection.

About the Author

Frank Ockenfels 3 is a Los Angeles-based photographer who has spent more than two decades photographing musicians, celebrities, corporate heads, and everyday people. His images have graced the covers and pages of Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Men's Health, Blender, Newsweek, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, Spin, New York magazine, People, W, Maxim, and Men's Journal. Ockenfels has worked with most major record labels and photographed more than 200 album covers for musicians such as David Bowie, Willie Nelson, No Doubt, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Wilco, Garbage, and LeAnn Rimes. He has photographed many movie posters as well, including those for The Social Network, The Last Airbender, Jonah Hex, Legion, The Time Traveler's Wife, Hellboy 2, Wanted, The Incredible Hulk, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Riddick, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Joe Levy is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, where he worked for more than a decade.His writing has appeared in the New York Times, WSJ. Magazine, the Village Voice, and Billboard, and he has created and hosted podcasts on the music of Harry Nilsson (Final Sessions) and the Great American Songbook (Setting the Standard). Levy lives in New York.