He filmed Churchill and Bardot

An exhibition of the most successful fashion photographer in London "The Stars and Luminaries of Terry O'Neill" has opened at the Summer Museum of brand:ff

Many stars are removed. And more. With varying degrees of success. with varying degrees of penetration. With varying degrees of use of Photoshop. Terry O'Neill doesn't shoot stars. Terry O'Neill films people. And people ... well, they are all the same: the head is 1 ...

Many stars are removed. And more. With varying degrees of success. with varying degrees of penetration. With varying degrees of use of Photoshop.

Terry O'Neill doesn't shoot stars. Terry O'Neill films people.

And people ... well, they are all the same: head - 1 piece, legs - 2 pieces, hands - 2 pieces, and then - according to the register approved by the Lord God, depending on gender. But in a strange way, Terry is better at shooting than others.

Terry has never used Photoshop. He just doesn't need it. Because as soon as he can shoot Audrey Hepburn in huge, half-face black glasses, so that you see and feel these eyes ... It was God who gave him a chance to crawl onto the set, crawling, so as not to interfere with filming, and catch the moment when the wind tousled Brigitte Bardot's blond hair, catching her sparkling, unique smile, which was not prevented even by a stupid cigar in the corner of her mouth. Terry didn't miss a chance. This picture he considers the best of what he took.

I understand it, but I don't agree...

There is also Winston Churchill. The man who always looked straight into the lens. Terry took it off when Churchill was taken from the hospital. Policemen carry a wheelchair, a crowd is in the background. Winston is staring at the ground intently… he is not used to it yet… he is still grinding his teeth from his own impotence… he is a defeated titan…

Also Elvis Presley. Who was filmed and re-filmed ... And Jack Lemmon in the bath?

What about Faye's portraits? His wife. An actress from God, who will not be filmed by every director, let alone to marry just a photographer? Lucky.

I deliberately skip the well-known stories with photos of Romy Schneider and Marlene Dietrich. If you are not in the subject - take the trouble to make minimal effort and find out. It's worth it.

Terry O'Neill doesn't shoot anymore. Because it's not interesting. Because no one. He didn't say it, but it was implied. It's boring to live under globalism, gentlemen. Format. Glamor. Photoshop.

... O'Neill started with the Beatles, and they lived as they lived, walked, fornicated, made mistakes, stuffed bumps, drank, but they were alive. Money and fame came later. And the current ... the current go for the loot. And it's loot in the eyes. What is there to shoot? A hundred dollar bill?