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Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill, who was one of the chroniclers of the swinging 60s, has died aged 81.

Ellie Brown, director of editorial licensing at Iconic Images, which licensed O'Neill's pictures, said that he "passed away" on Saturday night "quietly at home after a long illness".

During the 1960s, one of the heydays of the art of photography, he photographed a string of celebrities and helped create the sense that London was one of the coolest places to be on the planet.

His subjects included The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Judy Garland, Michael Caine, Terence Stamp, Raquel Welch and Brigitte Bardot.

He continued taking images of high profile figures over the next five decades, developing close working relationships with pop stars like Elton John and David Bowie.

In his lifetime, he also shot members of the Royal Family, including the Queen, and several statesmen and women including Nelson Mandela.


Among his most recent work was an image of Amy Winehouse at the height of her fame in 2008.


https://news.sky.com/story/iconic-ph...ed-81-11863239


...I’ve always been a huge fan of how his photographs captured people...a gifted photographer...