{"id":628,"date":"2025-09-08T16:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plazadevelop.se\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:54:32","slug":"markus-klinko-billie-eilish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.plazavasteras.se\/en\/markus-klinko-billie-eilish\/","title":{"rendered":"Markus Klinko Billie Eilish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"628\" class=\"elementor elementor-628\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2653154c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2653154c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a33e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a33e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARTIST<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b65bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74b65bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKUS KLINKO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f379dac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f379dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21defda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21defda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Art at the Plaza<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a088665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a088665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Markus Klinko - \"Billie Eilish\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accc3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"accc3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Markus Klinko is a Swiss-born fashion and celebrity photographer who has made a name for himself through his distinctive and imaginative portraits of some of the world\u2019s most famous artists. His work has had a significant impact on popular culture since the early 2000s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c28b56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25c28b56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc32e9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bc32e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128a4b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"128a4b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background &amp; career change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb02442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb02442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Born in 1961 in Switzerland, with French, Italian, Jewish, and Hungarian background, Klinko began his career as a classical harp soloist. He studied at the Conservatoire National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique in Paris and performed internationally with symphony orchestras. After a hand injury in 1994, he was forced to end his music career and instead chose to pursue photography, despite having no previous experience in the field.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c9aaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c9aaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breakthrough in photography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339d90ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339d90ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Klinko\u2019s breakthrough came when he photographed Iman for her book I Am Iman, which led David Bowie to commission him for the album cover of Heathen (2002). Since then, he has created iconic images for artists such as Beyonc\u00e9 (the album Dangerously in Love), Mariah Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi), and Lady Gaga. His work is characterised by a high-concept, glamorous, and often surreal style.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4408a221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4408a221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48edee17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48edee17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborations &amp; exhibitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a2980f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a2980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Klinko has worked with a range of international stars, including Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Campbell, and Billie Eilish. His images have been published in leading magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Harper\u2019s Bazaar, and Interview Magazine. He has also created advertising campaigns for brands such as Lanc\u00f4me, L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris, Nike, Hugo Boss, Anna Sui, Pepsi, and Skyy Vodka.<\/li><li>Klinko\u2019s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including Lincoln Center in New York and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. His photo book ICONS brings together many of his most famous portraits.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d9167d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63d9167d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media appearances<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508327e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508327e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>In addition to his photographic work, Klinko has appeared in various media, including the reality series Double Exposure on Bravo, which followed his creative process together with his collaborator Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri. 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