Harry Benson Halston Four Models, 1978

Harry Benson

Harry Benson's exquisite portraits and incisive photojournalism bring the world to a standstill, breathing life into slices of history, while at the same time preserving them for history. In order to capture these moments, Harry has spent over 60 years making sure to be in the right place at the right time. More than anything, Benson guides history with his pictures by getting at the center of the story, not the edges. Born in Glasgow amid the drama of WWII with bombs dropping overhead, he managed to escape through the lens of a camera. Benson's curious fortune struck when he was given a particular assignment in 1964: to capture The Beatles in France and on their first journey to the United States. This experience not only made for some of the most famous Beatles photography, but sent Benson's life in a completely new direction. Once he came to America, he never went back. His 60-year career as a photojournalist included a contract with LIFE Magazine and photographs on the covers and inside major magazines worldwide, including: Life, Time, Newsweek, Town & Country, Vanity Fair, Quest, Paris Match, G.Q., Esquire, W, The London Sunday Times Magazine, People, Vogue, Architectural Digest and Vice Magazine. During the civil war in the Dominican Republic, he was captured by both sides in one day. He caught the horror on Ethel Kennedy's face in the Ambassador Hotel after her husband Senator Robert Kennedy had been shot.