Richard Avedon

 



Richard Avedon

    Richard Avedon is a photographer who mostly shot American Fashion and Portraits. In 1944, Richard got his first gig with Harper's Bazaar which is a fashion magazine. Then in 1946, Richard opened up his own studio to shoot for magazines like Vogue and Life magazines. After all of that he went on to be the chief editor for Harper's Bazaar. He also was the lead photographer at Vogue until Anna Wintour became chief editor in 1973. He has done so many shoots with many people and companies like Colgate, Calvin Klein, Revlon and many more. 

He is known for minimalistic portraits which is the style I like. I think all his photos have meaning or reason behind them but the way he takes them makes them look so minimalistic. I really am fascinated with the man with bees picture because obviously it takes a lot of courage to take that picture but at the same time to keep calm so you do not get stung. He has a unique mind for his pictures and that's what I want to try to keep in mind while doing this project. 



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