Few portrait photographers could claim to be as prolific, or as well-regarded, as Philippe Halsman. One of the premier photographers of the 20th Century, by any measure, the Latvian native shot a ...

When the photographer Philippe Halsman said, “Jump,” no one asked how high. People simply pushed off or leapt up to the extent that physical ability and personal decorum allowed. In that airborne ...

On what would have been Elizabeth Taylor‘s 85th birthday — the actor, born Feb. 27, 1932, died in 2011 — TIME looks back on one of the most iconic portraits ever captured of her. Philippe Halsman, the ...

Long before wedding photographers were asking their bridal parties to “jump” or #jumpshot had acquired over 100,000 posts on Instagram, Philippe Halsman was getting midair portraits of some of most ...

Philippe Halsman, Salvador Dali (clockface), from Halsman/Dali Portfolio, 1960. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches, 40.64 x 50.8 cm. Edition 178/250. Copyright ...

In radio, they often say that you get your best tape as soon as the formal interview ends. Sometimes the same thing is true in photography. Philippe Halsman, for example, shot an unsurpassed 101 ...

Philippe Halsman, Dali Atomicus, 1948. Gelatin Silver Print, image: 9 x 12.9 inches, 22.9 x 32.8 centimeters, sheet: 11 x 14 inches, 20.3 x 25.4 centimeters. Edition 7/250. Stamped. Philippe Halsman ...

Played as a melodrama, "Jump: The Philippe Halsman Story" tells the real-life story of a well-known photographer whose pictures graced the cover of magazines such as "Life." Philippe (Ben Silverstone) ...

Film stars, politicians, royalty, artists and authors are among the subjects to appear in a unique series of images taken by American photographer Philippe Halsman. Over six years, the photographer, ...

Portrait of Halsman with his Twin Lens Reflex camera. Philippe Halsman (1906-1979), born in Riga to Morduch, a Jewish dentist, and Ita, a Jewish grammar school principal, is best known as one of the ...