What do Jean Genet, Jimmy Durante, Brigitte Bardot, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacques Cousteau, Andy Warhol, and Lena Horne have in common? They are just a few of the many personalities immortalized on film by photographer Richard Avedon. For 50+ years, Avedon's portraits filled the … [Read more...]
#RIP: Pioneering Model, China Machado
China Machado moved to Paris and found work modelling for Givenchy. She was asked to model for Balenciaga, but he was out of town so they sent her to Givenchy instead. "They thought I was filling-in for a sick girl, so they grabbed me, put me in clothes, and threw me into the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Publisher, Jann Wenner
January 7, 1946- Jann Wenner: “Magazines that depend on photography, and design, and long reads, and quality stuff, are going to do just fine despite the Internet and cable news.” I am still just crazy about magazines. Even with some of my favorites biting the dust (I really … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Make-Up Artist, Way Bandy
August 9, 1941- Way Bandy made up some of the planet's most beautiful & accomplished women, & by “made up” I don’t mean imagined, although he did do that in a way. He called it … [Read more...]
Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Sandro Miller’s Homage To Photographic Masters
Yes, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich. These photographs are so spot-on that you might not believe that they’re full recreations rather than some deft Photoshop work. Photographer Sandro Miller collaborated with John Malkovich to recreate some of the most famous portraits captured … [Read more...]
Picture This: Master Photographers On Photography
I'm a BIG photography fan. I worked in publishing for years with some of the best photographers and I collect photographs, but even though I've always shot pictures, I've never really considered myself a "photographer". (I HAVE just started a new photo series myself.) Here are a … [Read more...]
Picture This 1: Avedon Women
Cher Photographed for Vogue by Richard Avedon: 1966 and 1974
(Not enough? Some more shots via sissydude) … [Read more...]
Flashback 1946: Diana Vreeland
Fashion editor Diana Vreeland adjusts Marilyn Ambrose's dress on the set of a Harper's Bazaar shoot. Photo by Richard Avedon. (via edith's head) … [Read more...]
The Reverend Al Sharpton Photographed by Richard Avedon
(via tsutpen) … [Read more...]
