Photographer who documented Def Jam artists as well as
Madonna, Andy Warhol and more was known for his longstanding work with the Beastie Boys
Photographer Ricky Powell, who captured images of New York’s cultural greats and had a close relationship with the Beastie Boys, has died of heart failure aged 59.
His manager Tono Radvany announced the news, saying: “I just want to let everybody know he was a very special man, and he will be sorely missed.”