In this never-before-seen collection of 160 Untouched photographs of some of the biggest names in Hollywood before they were Hollywood-ized by plastic surgery and PhotoShop, luminary photographer Johnny Rozsa offers intimate glimpses, capturing nearly 30 years of his work. Included in this collection are stars like Muhammad Ali, Halle Berry, Daniel Day Lewis and Winona Ryder. Tina Turner, who introduced Rozsa to Buddhism in 1982, graces the cover of the book. The foreword was written by Susan Sarandon.
Untouched reveals the spoils of a three-decade career photographing celebrities before they had their (air)brush with fame. 'It was a different time to now, honey, says Rozsa from his New York studio. 'Everything on view nowadays is sanitised and plasticised. This generation depends on erasing its wrinkles and bags with a computer or a knife. — The Daily Telegraph
In Untouched, Rozsa (who's been photographing pop culture luminaries since 1975) shows very private and intimate sides of some the world's most public personalities . . . Mission accomplished Johnny. — Elle Magazine
Release: 2009
Publisher: Glitterati Inc.
Pages:207
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
was born and raised in Nairobi and moved later to England where he studied architecture, painting, and communications. Afterwards, he interned at Vogue under Grace Coddington. He later ran a vintage shop called Nostalgia in Covent Garden, where he met fashion editors, models, actors, and photographers on a daily basis.
In the mid-1970s Rozsa began his photography career, working in Nairobi, Geneva, England, and the U.S. By 1978, he had a series of four full-page celebrity portraits in Ritz, with accompanying interviews.
Rozsa has now been photographing celebrities such as Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Janet Jackson, Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, and Natasha Richardson for over three decades. His photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including Vogue, the Sunday Times, Maxim, The Face, The New York Times, Newsweek, New York Magazine, and People. His portraits of Ian Charleson, Sade, Marilyn, and Martin Degville are part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery in London. His photographs of Leigh Bowery have been exhibited in several museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, the Kunsthalle in Vienna, and the Kunstverein in Hanover. Rozsa has also exhibited at the Venice Biennale.