r.i.p. bert stern

self-portrait with marilyn monroe, the last sitting, 1962

sue lyon as lolita for look magazine, 1960

twiggy

jane birkin & serge gainsbourg,  ca. 1970

elizabeth taylor as cleopatra, 1962

cary grant as charlie chaplin for life magazine, december 1963

jean shrimpton for vogue, 1965

iconic photographer bert stern died wednesday at the age of 83.  known for his intimate & raw portraits of marilyn monroe, stern was a pioneer of advertising photography as well as photographing fashion & celebrity. in 1959 stern told a panel of commercial artists that "i like to put my feelings into my photographs." a statement that was considered provocative in its day.  a legendary photographer.

sam lévin

sylvie vartan, 1960

i am completely & utterly OBSESSED with this picture. so perfect.

jane birkin, 1972

sheila, 1963

mylène demongeot

jeanne moreau

françoise hardy

claudia cardinale, 1961

brigitte bardot

ava gardner

anna karina, 1964

anouk aimée, ca. 1960

catherine deneuve

annette stroyberg

jean-louis trintignant & michèle mercier, 1965

romy schneider, 1960

vince taylor, 1962

all photographs by sam lévin

gaaaah, those faces!

the story-tellers, part 45

johnny depp & kate moss

jane birkin & serge gainsbourg

anita pallenberg & keith richardson

arthur miller & marilyn monroe

humphrey bogart & lauren bacall

mick jagger & marianne faithgull

kris kristofferson & rita coolidge

johnny cash & june carter

clyde barrow & bonnie parker

bob dylan & suze rotolo

richard burton & elizabeth taylor 

alabama in true romance:
amid the chaos of that day, when all i could hear was the thunder of gunshots, and all i could smell was the violence in the air, i look back and am amazed that my thoughts were so clear and true, that three words went through my mind endlessly, repeating themselves like a broken record: you're so cool, you're so cool, you're so cool.

the story-tellers, part 27

john lennon & mick jagger, century city, california, photographed by ron galella, 1974

james dean & marilyn monroe 

(as far as i can tell they never met - or met once briefly - but nice pic nonetheless)

rita hayworth & marlene dietrich

(they were rumored to have been lovers)

bob dylan & johnny hallyday, ca. 1966

marlene dietrich & ann warner photographed by eve arnold at the trocadero, 1939

paul newman & clint eastwood

brigitte bardot & jane birkin

coco chanel & jeanne moreau in coco's apartment, 1957

les filles de la nouvelle vague

catherine deneuve by jerry schatzberg, 1965

brigitte bardot

claudia cardinale

marianne faithfull, 1967

penelope tree

anna karina, 1961

monica vitti

sylvie vartan

pattie boyd

twiggy

jane birkin

julie christie

ursula andress

jean seberg

anita ekberg, 1961

jean shrimpton

sharon tate

romy schneider, 1964

veruschka, 1966

anouk aimee

tina aumont

edie sedgwick, 1966