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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kim Bunermann

Legendary Japanese photographer behind David Bowie's iconic "Heroes" cover honored with Lifetime Achievement Award – Sukita defined decades of music photography

Black and white photo of a person in a leather jacket with one hand on their chest and the other raised beside their face.

Best known for his 44-year collaboration with David Bowie, including the iconic Heroes album cover shoot, Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita has created some of the most recognizable images in music history.

His era-defining portraits of Iggy Pop, Marc Bolan, Joe Strummer and many more artists helped shape the visual identity of generations of musicians.

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