See It On Your Wall “Heathen” by Markus Klinko, 2001 The Art Scoop: Black-and-white portrait of David Bowie facing forward, his eyes rendered pale and sightless. Shot during Markus Klinko’s New York session for the Heathen album cover, the image presents Bowie as a blind figure, symbolising a loss of belief in religion, politics, and imposed systems, with a controlled, deliberate composition influenced by Man Ray.
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![“David Bowie, The Heavens (B&W)” by Markus Klinko, 2001
Series: Bowie Unseen
Arty-Fact: When asked about his first encounter with David Bowie:
"I remember it very well, like it was yesterday. I was surprised..I didn’t expect to meet him. Iman brought him along for a book editing session. I photographed her for the cover of her book, 'I am Iman', in 2001. He came up the stairs, I didn’t know he was coming. He was very lively, friendly and super charismatic, as one would expect. I was giddy and excited that he was there. I wasn’t prepared. Once he looked at Iman’s edits, he seemed impressed. Then he asked me flat out: 'Do you want to shoot my next album cover?' It was a series of unexpected events. He was clearly polite, open, talkative, a very smart and nice guy."
[Source: "Markus Klinko on Bowie Unseen" by Nadja Sayej, Vanity Fair, 2019]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fazjs5msnvn73bwccthejo23/bafkreiao7g7gfnjyfobqzlprhg6nwe5urzmwoox5p3dpu7vfvnrbrxtzwq)
![“David Bowie, The Studio (B&W)” by Markus, 2001
Series: Bowie Unseen
Arty-Fact: This stunning shot of David Bowie is from Markus' photo session for the cover of "Heathen", released in 2002.
"[David] is one of the very few celebrities that I have worked with who personally got involved, and was extremely communicative and very hands-on in the process. He asked if I could come over to a Broadway recording studio and listen to some tracks. I went over the next day. I wandered around the old, understated recording studio to find Bowie and his producer, Tony Visconti, in one of the rooms. Bowie said that wanted to play some of the new songs for me before discussing the album art. The mental image of Bowie sitting by a window, smoking cigarettes while his producer played the rough mixes from the board, is a memory that I could never forget. After listening to almost the entire album together, we started talking about the shoot. He had many ideas and was very precise about them." ~ Markus Klinko](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fazjs5msnvn73bwccthejo23/bafkreidwwfco7cfkrvmxmw4t2ovah4kj2vydqwfr4hwmmymhdaldfpi5om)
![“David Bowie, The Wave (B&W)” by Markus Klinko, 2002
Arty-Fact: "GQ magazine called me and said, 'We decided that David will be our 'Man of the Year.' Can you do another shoot?' So, I call David and he said, 'There's no way, I have no time.' I had an idea. I told (GQ) that there were so many unused images from this photo shoot, and that I could (make) a very elaborate photo montage where I would involve wild animals. They said, 'We love it, but is Bowie gonna be OK?' So, I call David back and he says, 'Absolutely. Go for it.' “I just thought that the wolf represented David the most - not too bombastic, like tigers and leopards.” ~ Markus Klinko
[Source: "Beyoncé, Bowie and Britney: Celebrity photographer Markus Klinko shares his on-set secrets" by Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2019]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fazjs5msnvn73bwccthejo23/bafkreicnz6ftnb4tg5xeslgbczngu77ysjnyvdt2wdaqw4trumup5letui)
