« Photographier des gens attirants faisant des choses attirantes dans des endroits attirants » voici la devise du photographe américain Slim Aarons (1916-2006) qui a documenté la jet set et la haute société des années 50 aux années 80, et donc des lieux de villégiature les plus mythiques en Méditerranée, en Europe, aux Etats-Unis et aux Caraïbes (Capri, St Tropez, Antibes, Cannes, Sardaigne, Corse, Portofino, Marbella, Monte-Carlo, îles de la mer Égée, Algarve, Lac de Côme, Taormina, Biarritz, Alpes autrichiennes, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Palm Beach, Hollywood, Miami, Jamaïque, Bahamas, St Barth, Barbades... )
Voici quelques images tirées de la galerie de photos, www.photographersgallery.com
Deux superbes livres avec ces images:
A place in the Sun et
Poolside.
Sundowners - Slim Aarons - Cannes 1958
Bikini Society - Slim Aarons - Acapulco 1972
Coconut for two - Slim Aarons - Acapulco 1952
Ursula Andress - Slim Aarons - Rome 1955
Cool off - Slim Aarons
Dolores del rio - Slim Aarons
Esther Williams in pool - Slim Aarons - Floride 1955
Mara Lane - Slim Aarons - Las Vegas 1954
Monte Mano - Slim Aarons - Sardaigne 1973
Penthouse Pool - Slim Aarons - Athens 1961
Poolside fashion - Slim Aarons - Palm Beach 1961
Topping Time - Slim Aarons - Palm Beach 1959
Patsy Pulitzer - Slim Aarons - Palm Beach 1955
Underwater - Slim Aarons - Bahamas 1959
Acapulco lunch- Slim Aarons - Acapulco 1966
Barrett Family Picnic - Slim Aarons - Arizona desert 1978
Beach Picnic - Slim Aarons - South California 1960
Camelback Inn - Slim Aarons - Arizona 1967
Slim Aarons - Capri
Eden Roc Pool - Slim Aarons - Antibes 1976
El Venero - Slim Aarons - Marbella 1971
Eleuthera Pool Party - Slim Aarons - Bahamas 1970
Hotel Sports - Slim Aarons - Cannes 1958
Island Paradise - Slim Aarons - Cavallo Corse 1984
Katherine Hepburn - Slim Aarons - Jamaica 1953
Holidaymakers relax beside swimming pool - Slim Aarons - Circa 1970
Mustique - Slim Aarons - 1973
At the Linsk House - Slim Aarons - Palm Springs 1970
Poolside gossip - Slim Aarons - Palm Springs 1970
Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made his career out of what he described "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places". This American photographer unveiled the glamourous lives of the jet setters, celebrities and socialites from the 50s to the 80s and the most legendary resorts in the Mediterranean sea, Europe, US and the Caribbean sea (Capri, St Tropez, Antibes, Cannes, Sardinia, Corsica, Portofino, Marbella, Monte Carlo, the Aegean islands, Algarve, Lake Como, Taormina, Biarritz, Austrian Alps, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Palm Beach, Hollywood, Miami, Jamaica, Bahamas, St. Barths, Barbados ...)
Here are some images from the photo gallery, www.photographersgallery.com
Check out the books A place in the Sun and Poolside.
