their beauty. To quote Thorgerson, "I like photography because it is a reality medium, unlike drawing which is unreal. I like to mess with reality ... to bend reality. Some of my works beg the question of is it real or not?" Over the years, Thorgerson and his team designed and released several books about their work. The first, published in 1989, was titled Classic Album Covers of 60s. The Gathering Storm – A Quartet in Several Parts was the final book Thorgerson worked on with his team and it was completed just before his death in April 2013. The book was released in September 2013 and includes album covers artwork, photographs, and anecdotes, spanning five decades from his early work with Hipgnosis through to StormStudios. In 2013, Prog Magazine renamed its Grand Design Award after Thorgerson. It is now known as the Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award and will be given to the designer of the year's best-packaged product. Thorgerson had won the 2012 award for his continued work with Pink Floyd. In 2015 a film documentary, Taken By Storm, was released on DVD and web streaming. Health problems and death In 2003, Thorgerson suffered a stroke, from which he was partially paralysed. He was later diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer which eventually led to his death in London on 18 April 2013, at the age of 69. After Thorgerson's death, David Gilmour released a statement describing him as "a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on, and a great friend". A post on the official Pink Floyd website called him a "graphic genius". Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said that he was a "tireless worker right up to the end". He is buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery. Works Album cover designs (1968–2014) 10cc Sheet Music (1974) The Original Soundtrack (1975) How Dare You! (1976) Deceptive Bends (1977) Bloody Tourists (1978) Greatest Hits 1972–1978 (1979) Look Hear? (1980) Windows in the Jungle (1983) Mirror Mirror (1994) Clever Clogs (2008) Tenology (2012) AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) (international edition) Airwaves Next Stop (1979) Alan Parsons Try Anything Once (1993) On Air (1996) The Time Machine (1999) A Valid Path (2004) The Alan Parsons Project Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) I Robot (1977) Pyramid (1978) Eve (1979) Eye in the Sky (1982) Ammonia Avenue