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Jamie McCarthy—WireImage/Getty Images by [Jeff Nelson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Jeff Nelson / People Contributor Jan 12, 2016 9:27 PM UTC The promo photos from [David Bowie](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:DavidBowie,00.html)‘s final album have landed, and his looks skews more The Thin White Duke than Ziggy Stardust. On Friday – the icon’s 69th birthday and the release day of his new album _Blackstar_ – a striking shot of a beaming Bowie suited up in Thom Browne was posted to his [official Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/BARI1jTG91W/?taken-by=davidbowie). Shot by Bowie’s longtime photographer Jimmy King, the photo is believed to be taken from his last official photo shoot. Bowie [died Sunday](http://www.people.com/article/david-bowie-dead-at-69) in New York, surrounded by family after battling cancer for 18 months. But the pop culture mainstay was busy creating until the end. The day before _Blackstar_‘s release, Bowie dropped his [prescient ”Lazarus” music video](http://www.people.com/article/david-bowie-final-music-video-might-have-been-a-goodbye) (sample lyric: “Look up here / I’m in heaven”). And in December, Bowie made his final public appearance, [stepping out](http://www.people.com/article/david-bowie-final-photos-public-death-cancer) for the opening night of _Lazarus_, the musical he cowrote. “His death was no different from his life – a work of Art. He made _Blackstar_ for us, his parting gift,” Bowie’s _Blackstar_ co-producer [Tony Visconti wrote](http://www.people.com/article/david-bowie-dead-final-days-goodbyes-brian-eno) on Facebook Monday. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/david-bowie-dead-final-photos-instagram-jimmy-king) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4177960/see-david-bowies-final-instagram-post-from-one-of-his-last-photo-shoots/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4177960/see-david-bowies-final-instagram-post-from-one-of-his-last-photo-shoots/"},"headline":"See David Bowie's Final Instagram Post From One of His Last Photo Shoots","datePublished":"2016-01-12T21:27:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:41.624Z","description":"Sending you a big, beautiful smile","url":"https://time.com/4177960/see-david-bowies-final-instagram-post-from-one-of-his-last-photo-shoots/","keywords":["Newsfeed","remembrance","celebrity","David Bowie"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cd63304a6eb1317/698878df524fc0626cdf644a/david-bowie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Nelson / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8cd63304a6eb1317/698878df524fc0626cdf644a/david-bowie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"David Bowie at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City on June 7, 2010.","caption":"David Bowie at the 2010 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City on June 7, 2010.","creditText":"Jamie McCarthy—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4177960/see-david-bowies-final-instagram-post-from-one-of-his-last-photo-shoots/","name":"See David Bowie's Final Instagram Post From One of His Last Photo Shoots"}}]}] ```