JOHN ROWLANDS
John Rowlands started shooting music stars in the 1950s. His first was as a 13-year-old of Brenda Lee at an Ottawa concert. It became his life’s work, leading him to a life of touring with the stars. Over the decades he has photographed Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Alice Cooper.
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Signed limited edition print of Leonard Cohen, taken by photographer, John Rowlands.
THIS SPECIAL EDITION OF THE ARCHER BY JOHN ROWLANDS HAS BEEN PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MODERN ROCKS GALLERY BY JOHN ROWLANDS FOR THE DAVID BOWIE WORLD FAN CONVENTION AND ISN’T AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE.
Size 13x19” - signed limited edition of 100 prints with a certificate of authenticity.
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Having seen the previous evening’s show on the 1976 Station To Station tour, Rowlands was primed to capture the image of Bowie as The Archer while the singer was preparing to fire his imaginary bow and arrow. The pose was used as a signal for Bowie's lighting engineer to kill the lights. The picture was taken moments before the lights were killed. Rowlands took the shot about 30 feet away from the stage and he credits his Hasselblad camera for producing an image that is striking in its sharp tonal range of whites, blacks and grays.
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Signed limited edition print of David Bowie, taken by photographer, John Rowlands, Canada 1978
JOHN ROWLANDS Print Information
John Rowlands signed limited edition prints are printed on high quality cotton rag and are hand signed and numbered by John.
Size information on each photo page.
NOTE: Measurements quoted are paper size, with the printed image being slightly smaller to create a natural border to house the photographer’s signature and edition number