Audrey Hepburn’s Beloved Rome

Beginning in the 1950′s Audrey Hepburn lived in Rome for almost 20 years. This is a picture book of over 200 photographs of Audrey Hepburn at ease in her favorite city. The images were selected by her son Luca Dotti and critic and producer Ludovica Damiani. The text is by fashion writer Sciascia Gambaccini. At parties, with the kids, celebrites, or just shopping with Audrey Hepburn: “Audrey in Rome” edited by Ludovica Damiani and Luca Dotti, $29.99 cloth.

“. . . ruins the embodiment of drama. . .” photographer Julia Solis

Photographer Julia Solis sees romance and beauty in the abandoned movie palaces, old school auditoriums and mental hospital theatres. All of these decaying entertainment sites across the U.S. and Europe are presented in the midst of the pealing paint, water damage and mounting trash. Take a nostalgic trip through loss in “Stages of Decay” by Julia Solis, $34.95 cloth.

The Hollywood Candids

The pioneer of the Hollywood candid photograph: “Sid Avery the art of the hollywood snapshot” by Ron Avery and Tony Nourmand, $75.00 cloth.  From 1946 until 1961 Sid Avery shot thousands of photographs of the movie greats for some the most popular magazines of the era.  Selected from his portfolio by his son Ron and Tony Nourmand, founder of Reel Art Press. Audrey Hepburn on a bike, Marlon Brando taking out the garbage, Paul Newman cooking in his kitchen, Rock Hudson getting out of the shower – all taken by Sid Avery for photographic spreads.  

Bardot Running on the Beach 1955

Three generations of the Traversos family have photographed the famous celebrities who attended the Cannes film festival.  Look through the 550 photographs by the Traversos clan in Cannes Cinema A Visual History of the World’s Greatest Film Festival photographs by the Traversos text by Serge Toubiana, $39.95 paper.  Henri Traversos asked Bardot to run along the beach to shoot her body in movement.  See other images of Bardot, Grace Kelly, Sharon Stone, Louis Lumiere, Quentin Tarantino, Orson Welles, Sophie Marceau, Gong Li, Angelina Joli, Emmanuelle Beart, Penelope Cruz etc.

Remembering Marilyn Monroe

Rembering Marilyn Monroe this weekend on the 50 th anneriversary of her death.  Metamorphosis Marilyn Monroe  by David Wills and Stephen Schmidt, $40.00 cloth.  David Wills has amassed the world’s  one of largest collection of original Marilyn Monore photographsHe has has gathered together in this work spectacular examples of ther key photographers: Richard Avedon, George Barris, Cecil Beaton, Bernard of Hollywood, Andre de Dienes, Elliott Erwitt, Milton Greene, Philippe Halsman etc. to create a fabulous portfolio on the beautiful Monroe.