Known for:His photograph, entitledRhein II, sold for a record $4.3 million in 2011 Gursky has collections in various museums throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pomidou in Paris, and several others. His photographs...
Famous For:Vanity Fair photoshoot of Princess Di The career of Testino as fashion photographer is highlighted by his selection to photograph the late Princess Di for aVanity Fairspread. Ever since, he has been used by the royal family in Britain. ...
Lennon & Yoko, Annie Leibovitz, 1980 The First Photograph Upon Discovery of Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham, 1911 Prince Charles & Princess Diana. Tim Graham, 1981 First Aerial Photograph, James Wallace, 1860 Footprint On The Moon, Buzz Aldrin, 1969 This is one of NASA’s most famous images to...
George was uncle to the actress, and later princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly. She made her acting debut in “The Torch-Bearers.” 49 Maud Hunt Squire [aka Miss Skeene] (artist) Ethel Mars [aka Miss Furr] (artist) They met while art school students, sometime before 1906, which is ...
George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 – 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer. In 1849, he began a career as a portrait miniaturist, switching to portrait photography in 1852. He received a contract to photograph the Royal Family, working for Queen Victoria and Prin...
When the double helix structure of DNA was discovered, scientists claimed that they had unravelled the secret of life itself. The crucial piece of evidence was provided by the expert crystallographer Rosalind Franklin – the famous photograph 51, an X-ray picture showing a dark cross of dots,...
He was noted for his photographs of human embryos and other medical subjects once considered unphotographable, and more generally for his extreme macro photography. He was also considered to be among Sweden’s first modern photojournalists. Birthplace: Strängnäs, Sweden Birthdate: 08-24...
and Victoria was raised under close supervision by her German-born mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She inherited the throne at the age of 18, after her father's three elder brothers had all died, leaving no legitimate, surviving children. The United Kingdom was already an ...
The teenaged princess and the officer kept in touch by letter. Over Christmas 1943, after Philip had been to stay with the Royal Family, a photograph of him in naval uniform appeared on her dressing room table. It was a decisive gesture from a reserved but determined young woman. ...