Norman Parkinson's Death
Born (Birthday) April 21, 1913
Death Date February 15, 1990
Age of Death 76 years
Cause of Death N/A
Place of Death Singapore
Profession Photographer
The photographer Norman Parkinson died at the age of 76. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Considered the founder of modern fashion photography, he took glamorous portraits of royalty and celebrities in strange locales.
Starting out as a royal court photographer, he became a fashion photographer for Vogue and all the while developing his own style.
He took fashion photography out of the studio and into unusual locales – like his iconic photo of a young woman running breezily across Brooklyn Bridge.
He was born Ronald William Parkinson Smith in London, England.
David Bailey was another well-known British fashion photographer.
Quotes
"A photographer without a magazine behind him is like a farmer without fields.
Norman Parkinson
"The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassin’s bullet. Or it can be the lotion of the heart.
Norman Parkinson
"I like to make people look as good as they’d like to look, and with luck, a shade better.
Norman Parkinson