Well its a sad day in the world of photography. Richard Avedon died today. I'm not the biggest pop/fashion photography fan, but growing up there were 3 portrait/fashion photographers I admired: Mark Seliger, Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon. (I know, they're probably the 3 most well known pop photographers... but gimme a break, i told you i was young.)
Avedon's photography atracted me because he made photos of celebrities which felt real. It felt like you could tell so much about the person from just one photo. His photos and subjects weren't always glamorous, but were beautiful, telling, and often strange. Just like most of us, i guess...
Well here's saying goodbye to one person who made me want to be a photographer.
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