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Nov 19, 2018 · Terry O’Neill is one of the greatest living photographers, responsible for some of the most iconic celebrity portraits. Here, he tells us the real stories behind these vintage prints from his unseen archive. “I was asked to cover Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Celebration in London, which culminated in a concert at Hyde Park.
Terence Patrick O'Neill CBE (30 July 1938 – 16 November 2019) was a British photographer, known for documenting the fashions, styles, and celebrities of the 1960s. [1] [2] O'Neill's photographs capture his subjects candidly or in unconventional settings. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions.
Oct 7, 2021 · Terry O'Neill is the man behind some of the world's most iconic photographs, and he celebrated his storied career with a new book, The Opus.
Oct 11, 2017 · The MALESTROM speaks with legendary British photographer Terry O'Neill about a lifetime spent taking era defining photos of huge stars.
- Start at The Top
- The Rolling Stones
- Movie Stars
- Morning After Oscar
- Bridgit Bardot
- Raquel Welch
- Last Words
Terry O’Neill met Brian Fogarty, the star photographer for The Daily Sketch. He needed a younger photographer to go to the airport while he was shooting stars on movie sets. Fogarty was killed in a plane crash a year later. O’Neill took his place at the paper. His picture editor, Len Franklin, said “Why we’ve got you here is we think youth is on th...
Andrew Loog Oldham saw the photo in The Daily Sketch and called O’Neill to shoot the band he managed: The Rolling Stones. He said, “Terry O’Neill captured us on the street, and that made all the difference. Terry captured the time (opening photo, top row, second image.)” Terry O’Neill said, “That’s how I got to take all those pictures … That was th...
Terry O’Neill photographed celebrities, royalty — Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip — and actors. Audrey Hepburn, Nicole Kidman and Clint Eastwood. Newsmakers include Winston Churchill and Nelson Mandela. Bridget Bardot (opening photo, bottom row, third image,) Faye Dunaway and Raquel Welch (opening photo, top row, last two top images) are some mo...
Terry O’Neill remembers his photo of Faye Dunaway by the pool the morning after winning an Oscar for her role in the film Network in 1977. He asked her to meet him by the pool of the Beverly Hills Hotel if she won. “I told her to bring the Oscar. I always wanted to capture what it felt like the next day. Not the image you’d see in the papers of the...
“It was a windy day and she was standing and waiting to film a scene,” O’Neill said. “I was just wandering around the set, looking for opportunities and taking a few photos here and there. I noticed she kept brushing the hair out of her eyes. I thought if I could get a close-up of that moment—the moment when the wind would blow her trademark hair i...
O’Neill’s agency, Iconic Images, quoted Welch as saying: “I never liked being photographed … until I started working with Terry. [The first time she worked with him] I thought, glancing in his direction, ‘He’s attractive!’ ‘Hey Rocky,’ he smiled. How did he know my nickname? I smiled back and thought, ‘That’s a cool way to break the ice’”
Terry O’Neill in an interview with The Scotsman talked about the literally millions of images he had made saying, “I look back at all the pictures and I can’t believe the life I’ve had. They’re all memories for me.” Sources: Digital Camera World, Terry O’Neil Instagram, The Guardian, The New York Times. Read On Photographyfor stories about inspirat...
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Nov 17, 2019 · British portrait photographer Terry O'Neill, best known for his picture so the swinging sixties and his portraits of celebrity A-listers, has died aged 81. He died at his home on Saturday, following a long fight against prostate cancer.
Nov 18, 2019 · The very best of Terry O'Neill's photographs – including the Queen, David Bowie, the Beatles and Winston Churchill.
