Tony Vaccaro more known for his war journalism turned to taking portrait photos later on in his career. Vaccaro believed that the photos he took would reflect his own opinion and not the person in front of the cameras opinion. Celebrities would always be on guard and Vaccaro tried to capture his portraits when the person was off guard. For example, Vaccaro was invited to Pablo Picasso house in France to take some portraits Picasso would do all these poses which is exactly what Vaccaro didn't want. He pretended that his Leica wasn't working which made Picasso's face drop which is when Vaccaro finger hit the shutter. One of Vaccaros most memorable portrait assignments was when he photographed Senator John Kennedy for Look magazine, just before he became president.
Vaccaro also tried to take the portrait that fit that person exactly. His style of portraiture was different from any other portrait photographer at that time. It was as if his perfect camera would have been an invisible one, catching people with a natural facial expression not a setup one.
“I want a great person. Somebody who gives something to humanity.” This is how Vaccaro picked his subjects.
- tricking the person to reveal them selves
- “I want a great person. Somebody who gives something to humanity.”
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