Guardian Australia · Documentary films

‘I’m looking for faces which surprise me’: how Richard Avedon photographed the soul of his subjects

· By Davidsmith
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Ron Howard’s illuminating Netflix documentary looks back on the career of one of America’s most inventive and versatile photographersRichard Avedon had only taken a couple of frames when he accidentally hit his head on a light being held above him. The Dalai Lama burst into laughter. That was when Avedon snapped two…

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