I am Jaded (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Ron Galella, age 77, has a new book titled “No Pictures” that shows famous faces like Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and actors Sean Penn and Elizabeth Taylor shielding themselves from his lens. He says celebrities who act like they do not want to be photographed are hypocrites who secretly adore the attention. “The photographers today [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
YOU may have to take out a second mortgage to buy the new coffee-table tome "New York," which features classic snaps of the city by such photographers as Patrick Demarchelier, Ron Galella and Annie Leibovitz, and essays by Tom Wolfe, Don DeLillo...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Photo: Ron Galella/Wire Image Esquire has a previously unpublished "What I've Learned" with Studs Terkel, the Bronx-born, Pulitzer-winning writer and radio host who described his life as "an accretion of accidents" and died last week in his adopted hometown of Chicago. "Ah, Chicago," he says. "Were I living in New York or L.A., I'd have been dead meat long ago." [ Esquire ]
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Be sure to check out the profile of the first true paparazzo, Ron Galella, from the Guardian. And don't forget the slideshow, which includes a snap of a young, pillow-lipped Angelina Jolie. Emily... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
The US photographer Ron Galella was a pioneer paparazzo in the mid 50s, for whom Jackie Kennedy Onassis became a favourite subject. In 1972, he received an injunction restricting him from getting any closer than 25 yards from her. He went on to release two picture books of her in the 70s. His pictures are celebrated worldwide as a US history of Hollywood
New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
He stalked Jackie, was pummeled by Brando, and gave birth to the idea of modern American celebrity. Without Ron Galella, there'd be no TMZ. Much to his dismay.
Wired (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Avoid the same boring picture of someone waving to the camera and take a candid photo instead. Candids illuminate photos storytelling. Follow these tips to snapping on the fly and surprising your subject. We asked famed paparazzo Ron Galella for advice on making your next photo killer.
Global Intellect (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Avoid the same boring picture of someone waving to the camera and take a candid photo instead. Candids illuminate photos storytelling. Follow these tips to snapping on the fly and surprising your subject. We asked famed paparazzo Ron Galella for advice on making your next photo killer. Original post by How-To Wiki
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Forget Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, and Helmut NewtonAndy Warhol thought proto-paparazzo Ron Galella had 'em all beat. Though many famous folk dodged Galella's lensJackie O once took out a restraining order against himWarhol was always happy to pose for a...
People (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
She's coping with her father's sudden death, he says at their London film premiere
VF Daily (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
I remember the first big Earth Day event I went to. It was in Washington, D.C., in 1990the 20th anniversary of Earth Days creationand Tom Cruise co-chaired.
boy culture (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008
I can't wait to get my hands on this when it's released in the spring: The book's description: "memoraBEALEia : A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of Grey Gardens, a new book by Walter Newkirk, celebrates and pays tribute to...
People (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
The man who strangled and hanged the actress-filmmaker will get 25 years in prison
New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
It's not the greatest Italian food ever (nor the cheapest; $2.75 for an appetizer?). But at Orsini's, the tables are meant for people-watching.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 01/26/2008
Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie ("Darling," "Dr. Zhivago," "Far From the Madding Crowd," "Petulia") was Hollywood's ultimate "It Girl" in the late '60s and early '70s.She was the epitome of the swinging '60s British bird, wearing bell-bottoms, tunic tops, love beads, high boots, miniskirts and hippy dresses with long hair and full bangs."What Julie Christie wears has more real impact on fashion...
