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Our Fair Lady. A photographic love affair

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone." - Audrey Hepburn

In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby took iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but remains unequivocal about his favourite subject: Audrey Kathleen Ruston, later Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, best known as Audrey Hepburn. Willoughby was called in to shoot the new starlet one morning shortly after she arrived in Hollywood in 1953. It was a humdrum commission for the portraitist often credited with having perfected the photojournalistic movie still, but when he met the Belgian-born beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She took my hand like...well a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men's hearts," he recalled.

As Hepburn's career soared following her Oscar-winning US debut in Roman Holiday, Willoughby became a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist, tender photographs seek out the many facets of Hepburn's beauty and elegance, as she progresses from her debut to her career-high of My Fair Lady in 1963. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting with actors and directors, and returning to her private life, comprise one of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of one of the 20th century's touchstone beauties.

The photographer:

Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) took his first photo at the age of twelve. By 1954 his exhibitions of photographs of jazz musicians and dancers led to a contract with Globe Photos, followed by work at Harper's Bazaar. After shooting Judy Garland during the filming of A Star is Born he became the first "unit photographer"— hired specifically by movie studios to take on-set promotional "stills". The author of numerous books on photography, he lived his last years in Vence, France.

Audrey Hepburn epitomised elegance and style and her beauty, fragility and grace set her apart in Hollywood, but her story makes her even more special. From poverty and humble beginnings in WW2 to Gigi on Broadway and thence one of the most beloved of all screen actresses, Hepburn's life is illustrated by the likes of Slim Aarons and Richard Avedon, Bert Hardy, Leonard McCombe and Ralph Morse.

Audrey Hepburn was an Academy Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon and humanitarian. In 1999, she was ranked as the third greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. She also served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work. This book charts the extraordinary life of this Hollywood legend from her early life right through her illustrious career with fabulous rare and classic photographs.

More than a mere fashion idol, Audrey Hepburn evinced a natural intelligence and almost artificial appeal that changed the face of women and the way women face the world for all generations to come. This biography is dedicated to her sense of dressing and the people who surrounded her. It captures the essence of her style and explains the Hepburn phenomenon.

Recently sold at Christie’s, Holly Golightly’s black Givenchy dress (and its enchanting wearer) remain available for admiration in this volume presenting movie shots from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and fashion shots with Audrey Hepburn taken by Howell Conant, a long-time friend of Grace Kelly’s and the official court photographer to the Grimaldis.

From her captivating debut in Roman Holiday in 1953, Audrey Hepburn redefined notions of Hollywood elegance and sophistication.

This lavishly illustrated book celebrates Audrey's popularity as an enduring icon, providing a unique insight into her career, personality and trademark style that still fascinate and captivates today. A detailed biography is accompanied by over 160 photographs, many reproduced for the first time and taken by some of the world's top photographers. Famous quotes on and from Audrey Hepburn complement the impressive iconographic research, which includes numerous family pictures as well as information from private collections, press agencies and newspapers.

From her enchanting appearances on the big screen to her charity work for UNICEF and fascinating family life, this book is a highly individual portrait of a much-loved movie and fashion legend.

From her captivating debut in Roman Holiday in 1953, Audrey Hepburn redefined notions of Hollywood elegance and sophistication.

This lavishly illustrated book celebrates Audrey's popularity as an enduring icon, providing a unique insight into her career, personality and trademark style that still fascinate and captivates today. A detailed biography is accompanied by over 160 photographs, many reproduced for the first time and taken by some of the world's top photographers. Famous quotes on and from Audrey Hepburn complement the impressive iconographic research, which includes numerous family pictures as well as information from private collections, press agencies and newspapers.

From her enchanting appearances on the big screen to her charity work for UNICEF and fascinating family life, this book is a highly individual portrait of a much-loved movie and fashion legend.

With a foreword by Hubert de Givenchy, who dressed Audrey for her films and who became a close friend of the star.

Die beruflichen Anfänge eines der wichtigsten Photographen des 20. Jahrhunderts waren bisher kaum erforscht. August Sander (1876-1964), der mit seinem epochalen Portraitwerk Menschen des 20. Jahrhunderts ästhetisch und konzeptuell Maßstäbe setzte, die bis heute gültig sind, begann seine Laufbahn als selbständiger Photograph im österreichischen Linz. Dort eröffnete er 1901 ein Atelier für Portrait- und Landschaftsaufnahmen, knüpfte gesellschaftliche Kontakte, die seinem Geschäft zugute und den eigenen künstlerischen und musikalischen Neigungen entgegenkamen und beteiligte sich - auch mit Gemälden - an Ausstellungen und Wettbewerben. In Sanders Linzer Zeit fallen die auf breiter Front geführten Diskussionen um eine Erneuerung des Mediums. Der »Piktoralismus« der Jahrhun- dertwende und die kommerzielle Studiophotographie gerieten mehr und mehr ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik. Vor allem beim Portrait wurde der Ruf nach mehr Lebensnähe und Authentizität laut. August Sander fand sich hier in seiner eigenen Suche nach neuen gestalterischen Mitteln bestätigt - und anerkannt. Als die Familie 1909 nach Köln übersiedelte, waren die Grundlagen für die weitere Entwicklung seines photographischen Werks gelegt. Rund 330 Originale haben sich aus Sanders Linzer Jahren erhalten. Ergänzt durch weiteres Bildmaterial, das nur in Reproduktionen oder über Beschreibungen in Katalogen und Fachblättern greifbar ist, ergab sich ein »Linzer Bestand«, den die Photographische Sammung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Köln in Kooperation mit der Landesgalerie Linz einer eingehenden wissenschaftlichen Recherche unterzogen hat. Ergebnis dieser mehr- jährigen Forschungsarbeit ist die vorliegende Publikation, die eine Ausstellung in Linz und Köln begleitet.

This dazzling array of photographs by seventy-five of the world’s foremost contemporary photographers focuses on self-portraits.

From intimate images of introspection and those that challenge notions of ethnicity and sexuality, to dramatic, stylized photographs of dream-like scenarios, Auto Focus shows how one of the longest-established artistic genres continues to fascinate artists today.

Susan Bright provides a clear guide for readers through this significant and dynamic genre, showing how issues of identity – whether national, sexual, racial, personal or artistic – are key to understanding the work of many of today’s leading photographers.

The survey is clearly organized into five themes that deal with
• diaristic and autobiographical images
• pictures of the body
• the use of masks and masquerade
• the return to studio portraiture and the photographic album
• performance, public and private

An illustrated introduction to the book points to the history of the photographic self-portrait from the 1840s to the late twentieth century, providing an invaluable context for the recent surge in artists’ images of themselves.

Auto Focus features a dazzling array of self-portraits by seventy-five of the world’s foremost contemporary photographers. Photography writer and curator Susan Bright provides a clear guide through this significant and dynamic genre, showing how issues of identity - whether national, sexual, racial, personal, or artistic - are key to understanding the work of many of today’s leading photographers.

This lavishly illustrated, accessible survey is organized into five thematic chapters: diaristic and autobiographical images; pictures of the body; the use of masks and masquerade; the return to studio portraiture and the photographic album; and performance, both public and private. An informative illustrated introduction explains the history of the photographic self-portrait from the 1840s to the late twentieth century, providing an invaluable context for the recent surge in artists’ images of themselves.

From intimate images of introspection and those that consciously challenge notions of ethnicity and sexuality to dramatic, stylized photographs of dreamlike scenarios, Auto Focus shows how one of the longest-established artistic genres continues to fascinate artists today.

No photographer had a more serious and deeply felt response to the political and cultural impact of the 1960s and early 1970s than Richard Avedon, whose iconic portraits of key figures of the era influenced the course of photography in the decades that followed.

In four monumental photographic murals (reproduced in large gatefolds) and many related portraits, he portrayed Andy Warhol’s gender-bending Factory, with Viva and Candy Darling; Abbie Hoffman and the radical agitators of the Chicago Seven; Allen Ginsberg’s family, friends, and fellow artists; and the U.S. Mission Council in Saigon alongside searing portraits of victims of the Vietnam War.

The photographs are accompanied by images of archival material, including Avedon’s diaries, correspondence, and contact prints. Major essays explore Avedon’s penetrating incursions into the history and spirit of these tumultuous years

Aviation - The Early Years chronicles the first years of man-powered flight in photographs, from the end of the last century to the era of the great Zeppelins, and shows us in numerous marvellous pictures the story of the pioneers and adventurers who extended the boundaries of human achievement.

Although her first magazine "Jill" remains an iconic reference even today, Babeth Djian has also initiated numerous other cult moments in the world of fashion, be it with "Vogue France", "Vogue Italie", "Glamour", "Mixte", and now "Numero". Some of the most renowned photographers, designers, make-up artists, hairstylists and models working in the fashion world today began their careers working with Babeth. She is always bubbling with enthusiasm: Jadore. Do it! She is a rare woman, daring, untamed, sophisticated, androgynous, a vamp so French! This book will include illustrations by major names such as: Mert Alas and Marcus Pigott; Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin; Nathaniel Goldberg; Karl Lagerfeld; Peter Lindbergh; Jean-Baptiste Mondino; Guido Mocafico; Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello; Liz Collins; Solve Sundbo; Camilla Akrans; Greg Kadel; Dusan Rejlin; Ellen von Unwerth; Paolo Roversi; and, more.

Backstage & Frontrow is an all-access pass to the heady world of fashion and glamour, via the eyes of Gauthier Gallet. For almost ten years, Gallet scanned behind-the-scenes and the front-rows at the ready-to-wear and couture shows in Paris, Milan, New York and Tokyo, as well as some of the most star-laden parties of the past decade. Uncontrived, personal images, his photos render the untouchably fabulous surprisingly human. They are documents of our times, a compilation of encounters, a continuous expression of his great talent.

Gallet’s uncalculated images reveal the strength of his subjects and capture, in a split-second, the “now,” the moment. His unique working relationship with models, designers and celebrities, their mutual trust, is reflected in his lasting images. Backstage & Frontrow is at once a tribute to his work and a testimony to a great talent.