“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE”

American photographer and artist Christopher Makos apprenticed with the legendary photographer, Man Ray, in Paris. He also collaborated with Andy Warhol, who dubbed him the “most modern photographer in America.”Makos introduced Warhol to the work of both JeanMichel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He also published several books on the pop art icon. His photographs of Warhol, Haring, Tennessee Williams and others have been auctioned regularly at Sotheby’s.Makos’s work is in the permanent collections of more than 100 museums and major private collections, including those of Malcolm Forbes, Pedro Almodovar, and Gianni Versace.His partner, Paul Solberg, is also an accomplished photographer who has published numerous books and is best known for his flower series in the book Bloom.The pair have written and photographed for magazines such as Interview, Rolling Stone, House&Garden, Connoisseur, New York Magazine, Esquire, Genre, Conde Nast Traveler and People.