In celebration of the iconic figure who transcends all generational gaps, photographer Mick Rock spoke with VICE about his time with Bowie when the artist was inventing the revolutionary alter ego that is Ziggy Stardust, and the photos that were born from it. Check out the interview and the gorgeous shots of Bowie at the pivotal moment here. If you’re in LA you can see the photos in person at the Taschen Gallery, where Rock’s exhibit Mick Rock: Shooting for Stardust. The Rise of David Bowie & Co. will be running through October 11th.
Ziggy Stardust Forever
Liz Wood
Liz Wood is a writer and critic living in Cape Cod. She was a 2022 National Book Critics Circle Emerging Critics Fellow and a member of the NBCC 2023 and 2024 Greg Barrios Book in Translation Prize. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Words Without Borders, Electric Literature, and elsewhere.