{"product_id":"snowdon-a-life-in-view-9780847843282","title":"Snowdon: A Life in View","description":"\u003cp\u003eA personal and complete retrospective by one of the most important twentieth-century photographers. Elegantly curated by the legendary photographer and his youngest daughter Frances von Hofmannsthal  Snowdon looks back at an exceptional life and features a selection of 175 full-color and black-and-white stylish fashion photographs and iconic portraits taken throughout his expansive and influential career. Having started photographing at a young age  Snowdon focused primarily on theater  fashion  and society photography before becoming the official Royal photographer and starting a six-decade working relationship with Vogue. In 1960  he married Princess Margaret  the sister of Queen Elizabeth II  and in 1961 he began his illustrious career with The Sunday Times magazine. Known for his expressive and candid portraits  using both subtle humor and quiet sincerity  Snowdons work evokes a sense of familiarity met with extreme beauty. His successes have branched equally from the worlds of high fashion and celebrity to the British Royal family  making his audience vast and beloved. The subjects featured include Cecil Beaton  Charlie Chaplin  David Bowie  Marlene Dietrich  Bridget Riley  David Hockney  Serge Gainsbourg  Yves Saint Laurent  and Jack Nicholson  among others. Archive material includes previously unpublished polaroids  private scrapbooks  and letters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665879818293,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847843289","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780847843282.jpg?v=1782412162","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/snowdon-a-life-in-view-9780847843282","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}