William Shatner photographed by Mark Hanauer in 1989, posed on a coin-operated rocket ride against a painted outer-space backdrop. The setup plays directly with Shatner’s long association with science fiction, but in a deliberately low-tech, humorous way.
The timing is especially fitting. By 1989, Shatner had long since become inseparable from Star Trek and Captain James T. Kirk, while continuing to work across television, film, and popular culture. The image turns that spacefaring persona into something playful and self-aware, replacing the bridge of the Enterprise with a dime-store rocket.
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