Famous Vogue Photographers: Part 1
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The most beautiful photos that featured in the pages of Vogue were taken by the world’s greatest fashion photographers. They are the reason why Vogue is the industry’s top magazine - not just because of the stories it features but also in big part thanks to its impressive visuals; their iconic shots played a crucial part in defining the world of fashion and putting on the map famous personalities.
Today, we would like to show you the works of 8 great fashion photographers (besides Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton about whom we wrote previously).
There are many more you need to know about, so stay tuned for a second episode later. Enjoy the first part of 8 iconic fashion photography selection.
Cecil Beaton (1904 - 1980)
Cecil Beaton launched his career as one of society and fashion photographers in 1926 with a solo exhibition in London that won him an immediate contract with Vogue, where he worked for the next 30 years. Perhaps he is most famous for photographing the late Queen Elizabeth on many occasions. Many of her shots were featured in British Vogue, such as the one above from 1950 with her son Charles. Cecil’s passion for high-society portraits led him to form connections with celebrities, including Coco Chanel, Audrey and Katherine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and artists such as Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol.
Irving Penn (1917-2009)
Irving Penn was one of the most important fashion and editorial photographers of all time. He is best known as a still-life and portrait photographer. For over 60 years, his images graced the covers of the most prominent magazines, including Vogue where he stayed from 1943 to 2009, creating 165 covers for the magazine. It’s hard to choose only one iconic photograph of his, but this one with Jean Patchett he made for the cover of Vogue in April 1950 is truly memorable. This was his first non-color Vogue cover published since May 1932.
Guy Bourdin (1928 - 1991)
Guy Bourdin was a French fashion photographer best known for his highly experimental and provocative fashion photography and predominantly worked in color. His career spanned more than 40 years during which he worked for the world’s leading fashion houses and magazines. Discovered by French Vogue at the beginning of the 1950s, he remained at the magazine until the end of the 1980s.
Patrick Demarchelier (1943-2022)