In 1975 a teenage photographer gets turned down by the publicist for a photo pass, so he follows his dream and takes a chance and waits all night for the icon- Bowie. As the sun rose from the east at 6am the icon emerges from the recording studio with the “Man Who Sold The World “masters. Bowie greets the teenager holding the camera with a “good morning” and a photo is made. Thirty years later we remember those amazing moments. The moral to the story is to always forget the photo pass and make sure you get the real photograph. Photo: Brad Elterman/Factory77. (Taken with Instagram)
One day in 1975, I cut school to take this photo of David Bowie leaving Cherokee recording studio on Fairfax Ave. That’s Bowie in the car with legendary record producer Paul Buckmaster riding shot gun. If you would like to hear the entire story of this magical morning, check out my interview by photographer Erica Lauren.

