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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Portrait of a Rocket Man: Sir Elton John’s photography collection wows at V&A

V&A/David LaChapelle

Elton John and his husband David Furnish wake up each morning surrounded by walls decorated with hundreds of framed photographs. Their collection, including over 7,000 note-worthy pieces of art, lives with them in homes across three countries.

Now, 300 of their most significant acquisitions will be on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in the institution’s largest photography exhibition to date: Fragile Beauty, which opens in South Kensington on Saturday (May 18).

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