NEVERLAND LOST - A PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL JACKSON

Book design by Ruba Abu-Nimah & Kevin Ley 96 pages / 21.5cm x 28cm / Clothbound hardcover Published by Steidl April 2010 ISBN: 978-3-86930-050-4 Signed     This collection of photographs was never intended to be a book. In February of 2009, I flew to California on a magazine assignment to photograph the iconic white glove of pop star Michael Jackson. Even though I am a lifelong portrait photographer, I have always had the urge to investigate people through the simplicity of the artefacts that make up their lives. I went to Los Angeles with one vision in mind and little more than a day to capture it. Michael Jackson's primary home at Neverland had been vacant for several years and his belongings lay packed and stored in crates, awaiting public auction. When I arrived at the venue for the shoot, I had no idea what I'd find. What I discovered in those crates evoked in me a deep sadness. From the man who would be king, his artefacts were of the simplest design. A sequined tube sock. A