Bjork, silent mauler of lensmen
By Spirit Fingers
When will these daredevil photographers ever learn that Icelandic pixie songstresses are best observed from afar through a long-distance lens, behind the safety of a barbed fence, much like the wild beasts of the Serengeti:
Bjork, who is in the northern city of Auckland to perform at the Big Day Out concert on Friday, tore “New Zealand Herald” photographer Glenn Jeffrey’s shirt after he photographed her arriving at the airport early Sunday, he told news agency New Zealand Press Association according to a report on Monday.
Jeffrey, a news photographer for 25 years, said Bjork was accompanied by a man who asked him not take photos.
“I took a couple of pictures … and as I turned and walked away she came up behind me, grabbed the back of my black skivvy (T-shirt) and tore it,” he told the agency.
“As she did this, she fell over, she fell to the ground,” he said. “At no stage did I touch her or speak with her.”
Bjork said nothing throughout the incident but her male companion was saying: “‘B, don’t do this, B, don’t do this,’” Jeffrey said.
To all of you who plan on using that cameraphone next time you encounter her in the flesh, consider yourself sufficiently warned. This Glenn Jeffrey guy was actually lucky to escape with merely shreds of fabric instead of mangled skin flapping off his back. Unfortunately the same could not be said for the photographer who sacrificed themselves to capture Bjork in all her glory below.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
And look at those yellow teeth!
January 15th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Thank god! I thought from the top pic this was a piece about backless being in fashion for men. Love handles!
PS Bjork would make a GREAT Catwoman! Right up there with Eartha Kitt!
January 15th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Bjork’s got some real jazz hands, huh? Wonder what kind of lens was used on that picture.
January 15th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Bulletproof, I believe.
January 17th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Certainly by now people who follow her with a camera should have learned that when she says “no pictures,” she’s not frickin’ kidding.