1. Philippe Halsman Portrait Photographer

2. Childhood Philippe Halsman was born May 2, 1906 in Riga, Latvia. 1921 he discovers his father’s old view camera and begins photographing family and friends. Continues Photography as a hobby until the age of 21. USA. 1952. US comic actor Groucho MARX.

3. Career Moves to Paris as a photographer. His work appears in Vogue, VU, and Voila, and he opens a portrait studio and darkroom. 19 42 Moves to an artists’ studio building on West Sixty-Seventh Street in Manhattan, where he lives and works for the rest of his life. First LIFE cover (10/5/42) Photographs and publishes over 100 LIFE covers Chosen one of the “World’s Ten Greatest Photographers” in an international poll conducted by Popular Photography magazine. 1948 Philippe Halsman dies on June 25 in New York City. 1979 ITALY. 1955. Audrey Hepburn poses for a LIFE magazine cover.

4. Emulations Ana Magani 1959

5. Emulations Edward Albee 1961

6. Emulations Sharon Tate 1966

7. Sources http://philippehalsman.com/career/biography/ http://philippehalsman.com/halsman/autobiography/ http://philippehalsman.com/halsman/chronology/ http://philippehalsman.com/?image=entertainers-women http://philippehalsman.com/?image=writers