Avedon was born in New York City. After briefly attending Columbia University, he started as a photographer for the Merchant Marines in 1942, taking identification pictures of the crewmen with his Rolleiflex camera given to him by his father as a going-away present. 
In 1944, he began working as an advertising photographer for a department store, but was quickly discovered by Alexey Brodovitch, the art director for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.
Avedon did not conform to the standard technique of taking fashion photographs, where models stood emotionless and seemingly indifferent to the camera. Instead, Avedon showed models full of emotion, smiling, laughing, and, many times, in action.
As Vogue Paris says:
Ramenant célébrités et anonymes à la seule égalité du noir et blanc, les privant de tout contexte ornamental, Avedon confére à ses images une étonnante modernité.
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Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior...
Who doesn't know this image?
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Kennedy*****
Marilyn Monroe
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[Dylan, marry me please!]
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Miss Hepburn
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[i love this photo so much]
24 comentarios:
Nos has enseñado a un gran maestro!
Te visitare a menudo, me enamoran las fotografias!
Zepequeña.
Thanks so much for the great comment, Sweetie. I love that last photo you posted above. Who is she? So cute!! :)
I didn'd known this photographer! great photos! I like its so muchs!
I love the Audrey's photo! It's fantastic!and in Vogue Paris...you bought the Vogue in France when you were,no?;) haha
love these photos!! great finds!
Those photographs are breath taking!
great Photos!
One it's like a Mary Poppins...
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ByE!!!
xxx
Me encanta Ricard Avedon, que elegancia de fotos nos entregó
thanks for the comment, music is too like the soundtrack to my life; and i think those pictures are beautiful
dear blonde, great post on avedon, sometimes i thinks he´s my favourite...amazing pic the last one, made me think: oh, don.t do that girl...while i´m smoking one right now...i think i did my first almost at the same age, becoming a smoker at 15...- after my vice confession, this pic you´ve got of matthew williamson is so sunny so evocative...many xx!
Thanks for bring us the posibilitie to watch again his photos. Besos
Fantastic Photos!!!
there is an exhibition of his work in Paris -where I am at the moment- and I will go. he is such a classic; I love his work. I will post something about the exhibition as soon as I'd go; nice post; very informative
Marilyn Monroe gives off a great innocent vibe in this photograph. could you add me as one of you cool blogs
I tagged you :D
amazing photos. wish i could go to paris for his exhib.
have a beautiful sunday (:
beautiful pictures
What a great post! I love Richard Avedon! He has that unusual visual talent! I just purely enjoy your post xxxxxxxxxx
p.s. I'm so sorry for belated reply! I am just getting busier and busier and a bit struggling to keep up blogging xxxxxxxx
gorgeous photos! Love bob dylan :)
I love Richard Avedon very much. He is definatly on my top 3 photographers.
Great post lady !
wow wonderful photos!!
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Muchos besos y jo que suerte este ha fotografiao a KENNEDY ;D
Black and white photography at its finest. I adore the umbrella picture.
Thank you for the lovely comments on my blog!
the last photo! So beautiful!
GREAT post, thanks!
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