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Markus Klinko’s celebrity photo shoots

Published 5:23 AM EDT, Fri July 26, 2019
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With David Bowie busy touring for his "Heathen" album, Markus Klinko used a body double and images from a previous photo shoot with the singer to create a series of composite images. Scroll through to see more of Markus Klinko's work.
With David Bowie busy touring for his "Heathen" album, Markus Klinko used a body double and images from a previous photo shoot with the singer to create a series of composite images. Scroll through to see more of Markus Klinko's work.
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Shooting Beyoncé's first solo album "Dangerously in Love" after she parted ways with Destiny's Child, Klinko had to help bring out "a different image, a different Beyoncé," he said.
Shooting Beyoncé's first solo album "Dangerously in Love" after she parted ways with Destiny's Child, Klinko had to help bring out "a different image, a different Beyoncé," he said.
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Klinko shot 17-year old songwriter Billie Eilish for Vogue Hong Kong.
Klinko shot 17-year old songwriter Billie Eilish for Vogue Hong Kong.
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Klinko worked with Mariah Carey for her "Emancipation of Mimi" album cover.
Klinko worked with Mariah Carey for her "Emancipation of Mimi" album cover.
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Klinko said Bowie wasn't interested in using this shot for his album, so few people had seen the photo before the photographer's 2016 exhibition, "Bowie Unseen."
Klinko said Bowie wasn't interested in using this shot for his album, so few people had seen the photo before the photographer's 2016 exhibition, "Bowie Unseen."
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Klinko produced a series of dramatic, neon-colored images of Britney Spears hired for use in photobooks for 2004's The Onyx Hotel Tour.
Klinko produced a series of dramatic, neon-colored images of Britney Spears hired for use in photobooks for 2004's The Onyx Hotel Tour.
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As well as snapping muscians, Klinko also works in fashion photography and has collaborated with the likes of English fashion designer, Daphne Guinness.
As well as snapping muscians, Klinko also works in fashion photography and has collaborated with the likes of English fashion designer, Daphne Guinness.
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Klinko, alongside his collaborator Koala, shot Carly Rae Jepsen who rocketed to fame with best-selling single "Call Me Maybe" in 2012. Klinko called Koala his opposite, saying she's "very social media (and) internet savvy, and she loves current trends."
Klinko, alongside his collaborator Koala, shot Carly Rae Jepsen who rocketed to fame with best-selling single "Call Me Maybe" in 2012. Klinko called Koala his opposite, saying she's "very social media (and) internet savvy, and she loves current trends."
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Klinko called panthers from this Janet Jackson shoot "scary as hell." Jackson was never in the same room as the big cats -- the two were juxtaposed on the couch in post-production.
Klinko called panthers from this Janet Jackson shoot "scary as hell." Jackson was never in the same room as the big cats -- the two were juxtaposed on the couch in post-production.
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Bowie always comes to photo shoots prepared, Klinko said. "It's 25 looks -- every five minutes doing something else."
Bowie always comes to photo shoots prepared, Klinko said. "It's 25 looks -- every five minutes doing something else."
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Klinko collaboration with Kim Kardashian was for a charity photo project. "It's really, really important to me to not make just a commercial enterprise, but also (to) give back," he said.
Klinko collaboration with Kim Kardashian was for a charity photo project. "It's really, really important to me to not make just a commercial enterprise, but also (to) give back," he said.
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"Bowie was just a never-ending chameleon," Klinko recalled. "He would always completely change to a whole new Bowie, a whole new music style, a whole new look, everything."
"Bowie was just a never-ending chameleon," Klinko recalled. "He would always completely change to a whole new Bowie, a whole new music style, a whole new look, everything."
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