Patrick Lichfield, the photographer of the image of Talitha Getty, from an earlier post, was actually Thomas Patrick John Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield. He was related to the Queen of England, and with access to the royal family, became one of the best known British photographers. He took the wedding photos of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, as well as the Golden Jubilee photos of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The above photo by Slim Aarons from 1968, shows Lord Lichfield on the Italian Riviera flanked by Pucci-clad Italian princesses.
Slim Aarons made his name photographing the international elite in their exclusive playgrounds during the jet-set decades of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, carrying out his self-described mission: to document "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Slim started his career in the army as a photographer during WWII. His long out of print book, A Wonderful Time, can fetch well over $1000 per copy, if you can find one for sale. One of his most iconic photos, shown above, is the 1955 shot of fashion icon and socialite C.Z. (Mrs. Winston) Guest poolside with her son in Palm Beach.
