In 1979 American Vogue discovered Christophe, and the Museum of Modern Art displayed his photos. In the 1980s Christophe expanded his career, working with such publications as Interview, Art Forum, Vanity Fair, Geo, German Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Fortune, Hamptons Magazine, German and french Vogue. In 2007, his critically acclaimed book Andy Warhol: The Day the Factory Died received the Photo District News Photo Book Award and the AIGA Book Award.