1. Philippe Halsman By: Jailene Rodriguez Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)
Self portrait
Halsman Family Collection
Philippe Halsman
By: Jailene Rodriguez

2. Story Riga, Latvia in Europe Paris, France
Halsman was born in 1906 in Riga, the capital of Latvia, and studied engineering in Dresden. His father, Max, was a dentist; his mother, Ita, a teacher. The Halsmans were a typical assimilated Jewish family.
At 22, while father and son were hiking, Max Halsman lingered behind, fell, and died as a result of his injuries. The grieving family arranged for a rapid burial, as required by Jewish law. Without evidence or motive, they quickly accused, tried and convicted Philippe Halsman of his father's death. Halsman served two years in prison while his sister and friends drew international attention to his case. Albert Einstein and other important intellectuals endorsed his innocence. Finally, in the autumn of 1930, was released. Halsman joined his mother, sister and her husband in Paris.
Paris, France

3. "I was never an apprentice to another photographer
"I was never an apprentice to another photographer.  Everything I know I learned by trial and error and by a lot of experimenting." –P.H.
In 1937 Halsman married Yvonne Moser, a fellow photographer, and by the next year had established his own studio. They had two daughters.
In 1941 he began a 37-year collaboration with Salvador Dalí

4. 9 x 12 cm twin-lens reflex camera
At 30 Philippe designs a 9 x 12 cm twin-lens reflex camera, which is built by a cabinetmaker whose grandfather (Alphonse Giroux) made the first camera for the inventor of photography.

5. Facts
At age 15 he discovers his father's old view camera and begins photographing his family and friends.
From the 1940s through the 1970s, Philippe Halsman's sparkling portraits of celebrities, intellectuals, and politicians appeared on the covers and pages of the big picture magazines, like LIFE magazine. He made 101 cover photos for LIFE magazine.

6. Audrey Hepburn

7. Marilyn Monroe, 1959
40 x 30" c-print, edition 5
Printed 2010
Stamped on verso  
“The mask falls. The real self becomes visible. One only has to snap it with the camera.” –P.H.

8. “This magnifying glass photo was done in 1943
“This magnifying glass photo was done in It was a really young and handsome Dalí. My father shot three photos of Dalí with the magnifying glass on his eye, nose, and mouth: See no evil, smell no evil, taste no evil,” said Irene Halsman. (daughter)

9. Janet Leigh, 1951 10 x 8" vintage silver print Stamped on verso

10. Daytona Beach, 1947
14 x 11" silver print
Printed by Yvonne Halsman
Stamped on verso

11. Dali 1954

12. Surreal

13. Writer

14. Writer

15. Entertainers/Women
"When I photograph a beautiful woman, the only way I can get a successful sitting is to fall in love with her. When a beautiful woman knows subconsciously that someone is in love with her she will always look her best." –P.H.

16. Emulation

17. Emulation

18. Bibliography
"Images | Philippe Halsman." Philippe Halsman. Web. 10 Apr <
"Portraits by Halsman." Portraits by Halsman. Web. 10 Apr <
The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media. Web. 16 Apr < glow-of-success html>.