William Klein

William Klein Photographs An Aperture Monograph  with a profile by John Heilpern  Published in 1981 Photographs between 1954 and 1980 in various locations such as New York, Rome, Moscow, Tokyo and elsewhere. One of the 20C most revered photographers, cinematographers and filmakers. Large book, 13" H x 10" William Klein trained as a painter, studying under Fernand Léger, and found early success with exhibitions of his work. He soon moved on to photography and achieved widespread fame as a fashion photographer for Vogue and for his photo essays on various cities. He directed feature-length fiction films, numerous short and feature-length documentaries and produced over 250 television commercials.He was awarded the Prix Nadar in 1957, the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in 1999, and the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award at the Sony World Photography Awards^[5] in 2011.