Mark Shaw had an eye for timeless beauty. His most famous photographs include iconic images of Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn. In 1953, he was granted special access to the set of Sabrina to shoot a feature for Life. A handful of images were published in the magazine, but nearly 60 rolls went unpublished until recently.
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His son and daughter-in-law discovered these negatives and have published them in a book, Charmed by Audrey: Life on the set of Sabrina. Juliet Cuming Shaw writes:
The revealing, true-to-life photos that Mark took of Audrey are typical of his work and his photographic philosophy. He called his favorite pictures 'snapshots.' ... He liked a natural look and in order to keep his subjects relaxed he worked with as little photographic equipment as possible. Some photographic historians credit Mark Shaw with being the first truly 'modern' photographer: his photos had a refreshingly un-posed and realistic quality.
View more of Shaw's photos at the online Mark Shaw photographic archive.
Photography by Mark Shaw excerpted from Charmed by Audrey: Life on the set of Sabrina, 2008. Published by Insight Editions. All rights reserved. Used with permission. www.InsightEditions.com
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