Mick "The Man Who Shot the Seventies" Rock dies aged 72

Celebrated rock photographer Mick Rock, once known as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", has dies aged 72, NME reports. He worked as David Bowie's official photographer during Bowie's glam-rock years, and also shot Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd and their former singer Syd Barrett, T-Rex's Marc Bolan and the Sex Pistols. Rock's famous album covers included a shot of Queen with their faces lit up against a black background for 'Queen II'; the stark black-and-white photo for Reed's Transformer'; and a shirtless Iggy Pop for The Stooges' 'Raw Power'.

RIP to photographer Mick Rock. Even if you didn't know his name (you should know his name!) you definitely knew his iconic work pic.twitter.com/ZWhZZqjsUU

— Clayton Cubitt (@claytoncubitt) November 19, 2021