David Bowie: Behind the Curtain

Larger than life this book is huge and full of photos of the Thin White Duke from the lens of Andrew Kent's camera. This book was made with a collaboration of Kent's, Crowe's and Preston's heart. I received this right away and was baffled, as it was as if it was never opened since it was sealed up and indeed first edition published in 2016. With it came a thank you note and my eyes teared up as I imagined the care that went into preserving it and sending it with such a kind message. I took my time to absorb each motion captured and read what happened on this trip Kent took with Bowie during an interesting period of time I think is not easily understood but can be felt through these photos. This love letter of a book deserves far more love and the seller does too.

Such a great book of pictures. I'm enjoying seeing all the different photos of this gorgeous man in his Thin White Duke era. This is a fine book, indeed and I'm happy to have it. To be able to see how this character was created is revelatory. I only wish there was a "punters version" of all the photos that Sukita-san took over the years, or of Geoff McCormack's book, because I simply cannot pay $15K each for those!

beautiful color photos from the tour supporting Station to Station, came brand new, still in plastic shrink wrap, great quality, great price, quick shipping

If you are interested in the time before the Cold War ended, this book tells some interesting stories, coming from one of Bowie’s trusted photographers at the time. For any fan is packed with photos more than stories.

LOVE this Bowie picture book, it's a must-have for every Bowie fan!

Very interesting book

This book was for a birthday present for someone who loves David Bowie and it really made their day indeed. I in particular loved the way it arrived with the promptness that was promised and the packaging was so secure and you could see that a great deal of thought and expertise was used in the forwarding to Australia. The book itself was a wonderful composition of his life in beautifully presented photography and I can highly recommend it to any one who likes David Bowie.

Phenomenal book! Huge format, with photos I had never seen. Stylistically beautiful. A must for any Bowie fan.

Lovely book and beautiful photos. Well done. 🎶⚡️🎷

Meraviglioso libro di fotografie che documenta il viaggio di David Bowie e Iggy Pop attraverso l'Europa degli anni '70. Andrew Kent racconta, attraverso le sue fotografie, la trasformazione di Bowie nel Duca Bianco dopo che quest'ultimo aveva ucciso Ziggy Stardust. Must have assoluto per i fan di David.

あまりに多くの便乗追悼本が溢れる中、これなどは手元に置いてもいい一冊だ。 マニアでさえ見たことがない未発表写真から有名な1枚まで、76年のボウイの魅力が1冊にまとまってはいる。 紙質、及びB4近い判型も迫力があり、静のオフ、動のオン・ステージの格差が浮き彫りになる。 …ただし、このアバウトな編集に致命的な問題がある。 何故か76年のステージ写真の横に無秩序に78年の写真が並び、意味不明。せめて年代順に掲載しなかった理由を問いたい。 最低限の撮影場所データなども不十分で、巻頭巻末の文章も大したことは書いてない。 この洋書にありがちな意味不明なレイアウトに目をつむりさえすれば、この高価格の価値はあろう。 被写体と写真技術はさほど変わらないのに、どうして一連の鋤田写真集とここまで差が付くのか不思議なものだ。 将来的にボウイ本も、盲目的に神格化され、無味乾燥なデータ偏重主義に陥ることがないよう望む。

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さんざんDavid Bowie関連の色んなものを買ってきたので、「あ、この写真か。」みたいに見たことのある同じ写真が色んな本に載っているのを見てきているのですが、この本は「あ、これは見てないな。」っていう写真が多く載っています。 注）いい写真が載っているとは言っていません。私がまだ見てなかった写真が載っていたと言っているだけです。 何でもいいから彼の写っているものを全て手元に置いておきたいというマニア向け・・・って言ってもいいかな。