Nearly half a century ago, in 1972, Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita was visiting London when he encountered a poster that would change the course of the rest of his life. On the poster, he saw a portrait of a rockstar he could not recognize. From a group of young followers, he learned the young musician’s name, and unable to get his image out of his head, he arranged a of his own portrait session. To meet his new subject, Sukita brought a bottle of wine and embarked on what would become a forty-plus year collaboration with the mysterious man on the poster: David Bowie.
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Masayoshi Sukita remembers the first time he met David Bowie. It was 1972; the rock star had adopted his Ziggy Stardust persona and was on the cusp of global fame. Despite his limited English, the Japanese photographer contacted Bowie’s management and persuaded them to set up a shoot. Sukita says he wasn’t intimidated: “I felt very relaxed. I was nine years older than him, and I already had significant experience as a portrait and fashion photographer.