Portraits of famous people through the lens of Philippe Halsman, the most famous photographer of the twentieth century (15 photos)

It seems that today everyone can be a photographer. After all, almost nothing is required from a person, just press a button, and smart technology will do everything for you. You don’t even need to fiddle around with Photoshop and its analogues anymore. And we propose to go back to the past - a time when there were no “smart” gadgets and the Internet. Back then, artistic portraiture was a real art, which only select professionals with innate talent could do. Such an outstanding photographer was Philippe Halsman, whose lens captured almost all the celebrities of his time: from Albert Einstein to Marilyn Monroe. Let's take a look at his amazing pictures.

Gloria Swenson - movie star of the era, actress and producer





Marlon Brando - one of the greatest film actors



Elizabeth Taylor - “Queen of Hollywood” of the mid-20th century



Anthony Perkins - actor, famous for his role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho



Grace Kelly - actress and Princess of Monaco



Brigitte Bardot



Tippi Hedren - star of Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds



Frank Sinatra - legendary singer



Ray Bolger - American actor and dancer



Joyce Bryant - American singer of the 50s



Bobby Clarke - Canadian ice hockey player



Barbra Streisand - popular singer and actress of the 60s - 70s



Marilyn Monroe



Albert Einstein



One of Halsman's photographs became historically significant: he captured a grieving Albert Einstein expressing words of regret for his participation in the development of the atomic bomb. This photo is considered the most famous photograph of Philip and was even used as a postage stamp.

Woody Allen - famous comedian and director