Magnum Poster: Audrey Hepburn, Italy, 1955 Abbas Prints Framed by soft clouds and

Framed by soft clouds and distant buildings

in a plane crash

the objects he found and collected began to take on symbolic significance

the one-page story for Life magazine’s December 2 issue

Gilot said of the photographs Capa took of them during that period

Magnum Poster: Audrey Hepburn, Italy, 1955 Abbas Prints Framed by soft clouds andBorn in Latvia in 1906, Philippe Halsman was as unusual a photographer as he was prolific. Over the course of his career, Halsman produced reportage and covers for most major American magazines, including a staggering 101 covers for Life magazine. His assignments brought him face to face with many of the centurys leading personalities. While technically gifted, Halsmans true gift lay in encouraging his many subjects to pose naturally for the camera.