Paparazzi king Ron Galella is to rush release a book of his MICHAEL JACKSON photographs following the pop superstar's death last week (25Jun09).

The photographer, who was one of the original Los Angeles paparazzos, claims to have over 2,000 rare and unseen shots of the King of Pop, which date back to the mid-1970s - and he's hoping to honor Jackson by releasing them in a new coffee table book later this year (09).

A source tells WENN, "There will be about 300 photographs in the book, which is tentatively titled Black & White. The front cover will feature a shot Ron took of Jackson in a limousine; the top of Jackson's face can clearly be seen while the bottom is obscured by a tinted window."

The hard cover will reportedly be released by publishing house PowerHouse this autumn (09). (KL/WN/MT)

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