Prince Portrait in Gray Hat & Suit, Los Angeles, 2006
By Afshin Shahidi
About the image
This intense portrait of Prince was taken in his Beverly Hills home on the set of the music video for "Black Sweat", and was apparently a favorite of his. In his book, Prince: A Private View, Afshin writes, "The eyes of a man who has seen and gone through so much, but still has so much to give. This image resonated with Prince; he seemed to really like it. I believe this is how he saw himself, and how others saw him later in his career--as a mature artist."
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Prince Portrait in Gray Hat & Suit, Los Angeles, 2006