Farewell to Mick Rock, the photographer of rock stars

Photographer Mick Rock, famous for taking the most iconic shots of rock stars such as T. Rex, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols, Queen, the Ramones, and, above all, David Bowie, has died at the age of 72. For this he was called “the man who shot the Seventies.”

Making the official announcement of his passing is a post on the photographer’s Instagram profile(therealmickrock): "Our beloved Mick Rock has made the Jungian journey to the other side. Those who had the pleasure of existing in his orbit know that Mick was always much more than ’The Man Who Shot the Seventies.’ He was a poet of photography-a true force of nature who spent his days doing exactly what he loved, always in his own delightfully outrageous way."

He met David Bowie in 1972 and became his official photographer for a time, during which time he took some iconic photos of Ziggy Stardust. He also directed the videos for Space Oddity, Life on Mars?, Jean Genie and John, I’m Only Dancing.

Mick Rock also did the covers of historic albums by other rock stars, including Lou Reed’s Transformer and Coney Island Baby, Iggy Pop and the Stooges’ Raw Power, the Ramones ’ End of the Century, and Queen II by Queen, inspiring the artwork for Bohemian Rhapsody.

He was also the official photographer for the musicals The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Farewell to Mick Rock, the photographer of rock stars

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