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Celebrity NFTs: Never-Before-Seen Photos of 80s Stars are Minted

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In Brief

  • Rolling Stone Photographer Bonnie Schiffman has photographed celebs for decades
  • She has decided to sell her unseen collection of celeb pics as NFTs
  • 80s names such as Molly Ringwald and the ever-controversial Michael Jackson feature, among others
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Celebrity NFTs are increasingly annoying us as D-grade celebs unload bland non-fungible tokens of nothings onto us.

But this might just be the real deal – celeb NFTs worth having. Rolling Stone Photographer Bonnie Schiffman has just launched her own collection of NFTs. Named ‘Bonnieverse NFTs’ they reside on OpenSea and are a fascinating look into her job as a celeb snapper.

A photo of Rolling Stone photographer Bonnie Schiffman with actor and comedian John Belushi (right) taken in 1980 at Schiffman’s Los Angeles studio.

Celebrity NFTs and iconic photos

For over 40 years, Bonnie Schiffman has photographed icons. People like Steve Jobs, Robin Williams, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Betty White, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Schiffman’s uniquely stylized celebrity portraits have been seen all across the world. They graced magazines such as Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, GQ, and Esquire.

Schiffman has decided to debut her art in the metaverse. Her snapshots are now an NFT collection on OpenSea. These have never been seen by the public before now.

Schiffman said, “Trying to capture a personal moment in the lives of famous people is not easy. There’s always a trust factor involved.”

Michael Jackson

Schiffman would start her photoshoots with a good lunch at her Los Angeles home studio. This was to foster a deep connection with her celebrity subjects.

“Bonnie understands funny people,” said comedian Billy Crystal. “In one picture, in a split second, Bonnie got all of it. She caught a side of me that is more revealing than any other portraits I have.”

Schiffman’s NFT collection also includes rare never-before-seen Polaroid photos of celebrities. They often capture intimate and even bizarre moments. In one, a young Neil Patrick Harris is seen playfully giving the photographer the middle finger. Along with his parents.

The NFT collection features rare Polaroids, answering machine messages, personalized letters, photo scans, and proof sheets of famous figures.

Bonnieverse NFTs will be available to purchase on March 12th, 2022 at 5pm PST / 8pm EST.

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Nicole Buckler
Nicole Buckler has been working as an editor and journalist for over 25 years, writing from Sydney, Melbourne, Taipei, London, and Dublin. She now writes from the Gold Coast in Australia. Nicole first bought Bitcoin in 2013 not really understanding what she was doing. She is an accidental HoDLer. Got a story on the culture side of crypto? Email [email protected]
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