Michael Jackson: The Making of "Thriller": 4 Days/1983
Douglas Kirkland spent much of his career in New York City before moving to LA in the 1970s.  He catapulted to fame when he first photographed Marilyn Monroe.  He has also photographed behind the scenes sets of more than one hundred motion pictures, several of them legendary.  Named "Photographer of the Year" by the PhotoImaging, Manufacturers, and Distributing Association, he lives in LA with his wife.Kirkland was the only photographer on the set of "Thriller".