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MICHAEL JACKSON: BEFORE HE WAS KING$35.95 HC • 978-0-8118-7506-69 x 11 in, 144 pp, 100 color and b/w photographsRights: WMusic/PhotographyNovember
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Photographer Todd Gray worked with Michael Jackson for several years before Jackson requested that he become his personal photographer, a relationship that began after a trip to Disneyland and encompassed Michael’s time performing with the Jacksons through the release of his smash solo albums Off the Wall and Thriller.
Michael Jackson: Before He Was King collects unseen and intimate photographs of Michael taken over a span of 10 years, from 1974 to 1983, just as he bloomed into unprecedented international stardom, but before he became insulated as the King of Pop. Throughout, Gray was granted personal access to Michael at home, with his family and fans, as well as to his incredible, career-making live performances and the video shoot for “Beat It.”
Michael’s obvious comfort, candor, and pure joy shine through in the images. And Gray, a young black man not much older than Michael at the time they met, brings unique insights to his time with the singer. An introduction and narrative captions by Gray add context to the images, and together create an intimate portrait of Michael at his creative peak, as he grew from a brilliantly talented young man into a pop icon.
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Todd Gray photographed Michael Jackson over a period of 10 years, many of which as Michael’s chosen photographer. He has shot numerous album covers and directed music videos, and his photo-based artwork is in the permanent collections of museums in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently a professor of art and photography at Cal State University, Long Beach, and lives in Los Angeles.
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