#dick zimmerman

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Thriller alternate cover Polaroids by Dick Zimmerman, 1982.

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August 20, 1994: Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley are on the cover of magazines worldwide with exclusive pictures by Dick Zimmerman (taken at their penthouse in Trump Tower, New York)

“These people were not acting. They were genuinely in love. […] What followed was really beautiful, beautiful, tender, loving couple that were just married that are in love, and… and I was just… it was the easiest photoshoot for me because I hardly had to do any directing.”

— Dick Zimmerman Interview to “Hard Copy” TV (1994)

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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley photographed by Dick Zimmerman, 1994.

“Having spent an entire day with them, I saw some magical things. They talked to each other very quietly like lovers would. For the first shot, I told them to stand close. They immediately put their arms around each other and Lisa cuddled right up to Michael. I told Lisa to sit in a chair and Michael to kneel beside her. He put his arm around her and pulled her head to his chest, while Lisa tenderly took hold of his hand. Between shots, they were whispering and giggling to each other. They were so happy it was hard to keep their attention on the camera. They were so much into each other.” — Dick Zimmerman

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[seanhowe]

A Taste of Honey, 1978 Janice Marie Johnson, bass Hazel Payne, guitar

Photograph by Dick Zimmerman

[themichaeljacksonhistorian]

Various photos from the Thriller album photoshoot by Dick Zimmerman

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August 20, 1994: Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley are on the cover of magazines worldwide with exclusive pictures by Dick Zimmerman (taken at their penthouse in Trump Tower, New York)

“Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue near Central Park, has always been the rendezvous of tourists who visit New York. […] The crowd besieged the Trump Tower seems to have grown in recent days and this is not Donald Trump and Marla Maples that all these people want to see today; is the famous couple Michael Jackson-Lisa Marie Presley, whose marriage made headlines recently when they chose this luxury building to house their first days of newlyweds.

One of the most famous photographers of the world, Dick Zimmerman. […] “I met Michael Jackson for the first time in 1982. It was I who, at that time, did the cover of his album “Thriller”. […] As for Lisa, I've known her for years. She was a little girl when I took the first photographs of her mother, Priscilla Presley, 18 years ago. […] I really did not know what to expect […] Like everyone, I had heard rumors surrounding their marriage several weeks ago. But I had to see them with my own eyes to realize the depth and sincerity of their love. […] In fact, I did not even need to guide Michael and Lisa. I did not need, for example, to ask them to hug. They were spontaneous and most natural way. I had to tell them to put in a particular place, and the rest came naturally. They spoke in a very soft tone of two very loving one another. […] They are so happy with the photos. Michael put Xs over the ones he liked, and the pages of photos were covered with Xs. But the loving ones with Lisa, showing their happiness, were his favourites.”

— Translation of Dick Zimmerman Interview with journalist Solange Plamondon for “Last Time”(Vol. 1, n. 31) (August 27, 1994) (via mjaforum)

[theusiafm]

Thriller

artist: Michael Jackson;

and artwork by: Dick Zimmerman.

listened: jun 8, 2026.

format: studio LP;

released: nov 29, 1982;

label: Epic;

and available: physical and streaming.

☆: Thriller.

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and RYM.