Bette Davis Backstage at the Cheetah Costume Ball at the Electric Circus, New York

Ron Galella is an American photographer known for pioneering a confrontational style of celebrity photography that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. Working with handheld cameras and available light, he pursued subjects on streets and at public events, capturing candid moments that departed from the controlled studio portraits and official publicity images of the era. His work established visual conventions for modern paparazzi photography while raising persistent questions about consent, privacy, and the public's appetite for unmediated images of famous figures.

New York, NY, USA