The Handwritten Collection
Thirty-six signed photographic works with Mick Rock's handwritten captions, featuring David Bowie, Queen, Bono and Lady Gaga, plus a Queen II special edition.
For a limited time, special collector pricing and complimentary worldwide shipping are available on selected fine-art photographs.
Special pricing & complimentary worldwide shipping

Museum-scale productions drawn from Mick Rock's archive — available for museums, institutions and festivals worldwide.
A selected record of museum and gallery presentations, publications, assignments and significant projects from Mick Rock's career.
Monographs, catalogues and photography books from the archive.
A landmark monograph compiled with David Bowie's blessing, featuring Mick Rock's photographs from the Ziggy Stardust years. Stage performances, backstage moments, and intimate portraits document one of the most influential collaborations in rock history.
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More than 250 photographs tracing Mick Rock's extraordinary relationship with Queen throughout the 1970s. A visual record of the band during the years that shaped their legendary career.
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Mick Rock's personal account of the glam rock explosion, combining photographs with first-hand memories of the artists, personalities, and cultural revolution that transformed popular music.
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An intimate visual history of Debbie Harry and Blondie through the lens of legendary photographer Mick Rock. Featuring iconic photographs, personal stories, and a foreword by Debbie Harry, the book documents one of the most influential collaborations in rock photography.
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Rock history is made right in front of the lensa new, smaller format edition includes an interview with, and foreword by, Iggy himself "Mick Rock is one crazy photographer. This is the shit."
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This superbly produced book covers the period 1969-71, and features the photo session in and around Syd's London flat that produced the cover for his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs; it also features images Mick shot for the now famous Rolling Stone interview in 1971, which became the last photos Syd ever posed for.
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Mick Rock is the foremost rock photographer of his generation. Here, he reveals his definitive collection of images, telling the story in his own words of his early career and the larger-than-life characters with whom he mixed, from Bowie to Pharrell, Deborah Harry to Karen O. As well as being a retrospective of his work, it is a cultural journey through a time when rock ruled.
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Featuring Unseen Photographs and Exclusive Interviews Commemorating 50 Years of B-Movie Camp and Queer Cinema
View Publication →Selected museums and institutions whose permanent collections include work by Mick Rock.
Documentaries, recorded interviews and television appearances from the archive.

Directed by Barney Clay, SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock explores the life and career of Mick Rock, the photographer behind some of the most recognizable images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Queen, Blondie, and the glam rock era. Through archival footage and personal reflections, the film offers an intimate portrait of one of music photography's defining figures.
Presented by John Varvatos, this short documentary follows Mick Rock through London as he revisits the locations and stories behind some of his most iconic photographs. Featuring David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger, and Syd Barrett.

Originally filmed, directed, and produced by Mick Rock in 1973 to accompany the release of David Bowie’s single “Life on Mars?”, this landmark promotional film is considered one of the defining visual statements of the glam rock era. Shot during Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust period, the video features his iconic turquoise suit, striking makeup, and the theatrical imagery that helped shape the artist’s visual identity. More than a music video, it remains an essential document of the creative partnership between David Bowie and Mick Rock.

Originally filmed, directed, and produced by Mick Rock in 1972, Space Oddity is one of the earliest promotional films created for David Bowie and an important precursor to the modern music video. Filmed during the Ziggy Stardust era, the short film combines theatrical performance, stylized cinematography, and Bowie's evolving visual identity at a pivotal moment in his career. The project reflects the creative partnership between Bowie and Mick Rock, whose imagery helped define the visual language of glam rock in the early 1970s.

Filmed, directed, and produced by Mick Rock in 1972, The Jean Genie is one of David Bowie’s most celebrated early promotional films and a defining visual document of the Ziggy Stardust era. Shot on location in San Francisco and New York during Bowie’s first American tour, the film combines performance footage, candid moments, and experimental imagery that reflected the emerging visual language of glam rock. The project captures Bowie at a pivotal moment in his international rise and remains one of the most influential collaborations between the artist and photographer-filmmaker Mick Rock.

Filmed, directed, and produced by Mick Rock in 1972, John, I'm Only Dancing is widely regarded as one of the earliest modern music videos and a defining visual statement of the Ziggy Stardust era. Shot at London's Rainbow Theatre, the film captures David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars at the height of their theatrical transformation, combining live performance with experimental imagery and stylized editing. The project marked the beginning of Mick Rock's pioneering work in music film and helped establish the visual language that would define glam rock throughout the 1970s.
“The man who helped define the visual language of rock and roll.”
“The man who helped define the visual language of rock and roll.”
A profile of the photographer behind some of the most enduring images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen, and Iggy Pop.
“The three of them — Bowie, Reed and Pop — were part of a real underground movement.”
“The three of them — Bowie, Reed and Pop — were part of a real underground movement.”
In this interview, Mick Rock reflects on the creative freedom of the 1970s and the unique cultural moment that shaped a generation of musicians and artists.
“I was in the business of evoking the aura.”
“I was in the business of evoking the aura.”
A candid conversation about intuition, creativity, and the instinctive approach that defined Mick Rock’s photographic style.
Mick Rock. Solo show
The Music Photo Gallery is proud to present a long-awaited tribute exhibition honoring the iconic rock photographer, Mick Rock. The exhibition will take place at the Photo London Fair (Main Section) from May 11 to 14, at Somerset House, London, UK.
The gallery is thrilled to share, for the first time, a meticulously curated selection of vintage prints from Mick Rock's personal archive, featuring a range of rare and unique prints that includes never-before-seen images.
Rock 'n' Roll Photographer Mick Rock
An in-depth conversation with Terry Gross exploring Mick Rock's collaborations with David Bowie, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, and Blondie, as well as his creative approach to documenting the glam rock era.
Mick Rock, photographer who created indelible images of rock greats, dies at 72
A comprehensive retrospective of Mick Rock's life and career, tracing his influence on the visual identity of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, and the glam rock movement.