Ron Galella's work defined an era. Here, a look back at the dawn of the age of paparazzi...photographer of Lennon & Jackie O dead @ 91 (heart failure)

[basquebromance]

Not kidding when saying 3 million photos in archives of Ron Galella (1931-2022) who leaves us at 91. I doubt anyone else took as many photos of New York City. Shelves and Shelves like this.

The Untold Story Behind the Most Famous Photo of Jackie Kennedy

Ron Galella's unrelenting pursuit of his subjects helped spawn an industry that treats celebrities as prey.

www.townandcountrymag.com

 

[Confederate Soldier]

We gotta start calling you the angel of death. You always know who's dying....

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

We gotta start calling you the angel of death. You always know who's dying....

Who needs an obituary when we have this poster

 

[basquebromance]

We gotta start calling you the angel of death. You always know who's dying....

i follow celebrity deaths on this wikipedia page...i like to honor the greats...sorry if it's annoying sometimes

Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Confederate Soldier]

i follow celebrity deaths on this wikipedia page...i like to honor the greats...sorry if it's annoying sometimes

Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

No problem, I was just like "geez, this guy knows the instant someone dies... I must know more..."

 

[basquebromance]

No problem, I was just like "geez, this guy knows the instant someone dies... I must know more..."

i got nothing better to do...i can't lift weights all day, can i?

 

[Confederate Soldier]

i got nothing better to do...i can't lift weights all day, can i?

I dunno, can you?

 

[rightwinger]

The guy was a Stalker

Jackie O hated him

 

[basquebromance]

didn't know that...you have to be crazy to be great, i believe that

 

[Canon Shooter]

The guy was a Stalker

Jackie O hated him

Love him or hate him, there's no denying the impact he had on celebrity photography. He damn near invented the concept of the paparazzi. If not for him, an entire industry probably woulodn't exist. We can argue whether that industry is more positive or more negative but, either way, it's an absolute behemoth...