A Book of Prince Photos to be Released

Beyonce wrote the foreword

Prince LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 19: Musician Prince is seen on stage at the 36th NAACP Image Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on March 19, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Prince was honored with the Vanguard Award. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter)

By Julie Morgan

A new book of Prince photos is coming out in October.

The photographer is Afshin Shahidi.

He and the Purple One were friends for two decades and Shahidi was his photographer half that time.

We also just got word Beyonce wrote the foreword for the book, Prince:  A Private View.

Entertainment Weekly got a preview of the cover and Queen Bey's sentiments: "Truth be told, the word 'icon' only scratches the surface of what Prince was and what he remains to me."

Prince:  A Private View comes out October 17.

Afshin Shahidi is the father of Yara Shahidi on Black-ish.

Afshin Shahidi & Family BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 28: Actress Yara Shahidi (C) and father Afshin Shahidi (L) and mother Keri Shahidi (R) attend the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Hosts 22nd Annual "Taste for a Cure" event honoring Yael and Scooter Braun at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on April 28, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation) (Jonathan Leibson)