Iconic photos by a pioneer of 20th Century photography
“…the man who virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture still.” – Popular Photography
Bob Willoughby
whose photographs transformed the images of Hollywood’s biggest stars, is a true pioneer of 20th century photography. While most famous as the great chronicler of Hollywood, before he began covering film production he had already made an astonishing series of images of jazz musicians. His photographs are in the permanent collections of museums worldwide and available in limited editions.
Hollywood – images of the brightest stars of the midcentury
Willoughby was the first “outside” photographer hired by the major studios to create photographs for the magazines, and was the link between the filmmakers and major magazines of the time, such as Life and Look. he covered the making of over 100 films, including the 1960s movies The Graduate, My Fair Lady, Rosemary’s Baby and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
The Birth of the Cool
Rare and powerful moments captured — Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, and more.