Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsman
Philippe Halsmanwas an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City...
NationalityLatvian
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 May 1906
CountryLatvia
Philippe Halsman quotes about
humorous hands essence
In my serious work I am striving for the essence of things and for goals which are possibly unobtainable. On the other hand, everything humorous has great attraction for me, and a childish streak leads me into all kinds of frivolous endeavour.
temptation too-much portraits
A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander to the individual rather than portray them as they really were
god-love goddess phenomenal
Marilyn was history's most phenomenal love goddess.