Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (born 1946)

Robert Michael Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-portraits, and still-life images. His most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 297 days remain until the end of the year.