Tony Vaccaro is a talented fashion and lifestyle photographer known for his brilliant work during the 1940s. During World War II Vaccaro joined the U.S. military and was sent to Europe as a private in the 83rd Infantry Division. His usual position as a scout provided him with the opportunity to take photographs. He took over eight thousand photographs and BBC described him as the war’s greatest combat photographer.
After returning from WWII, Vaccaro began photographing celebrities and fashion photoshoots. He worked for Life, Newsweek, Flair, and Harper’s Bazaar magazine. Vaccaro photographed some of the famous personalities of the 20th century including John F. Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Pablo Picasso, Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O’ Keeffe, Maria Callas, and more.
Here below are some beautiful photos of classic celebrities taken in the 1950s and 1960s by Tony Vaccaro.
