The life of pioneering photographer Marilyn Stafford in pictures after her death aged 98
From portraits in London homes to fruit sellers in Lebanon to the haute couture scene in Paris, Marilyn Stafford has spent her life capturing the world on camera.
Over the course of her 30-year career, the American-born photographer has documented the highlights of the 20th century, attended important international events and met outstanding personalities. Her portfolio includes the likes of Edith Piaf, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bing Crosby, Sharon Tate and more.
Ms. Stafford’s career began in 1948 after she took a gritty portrait of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein at his home. She had never used a 35mm camera before meeting Einstein, previously admitting that she “had no idea what I was doing” when she took the photo.
She then worked in New York City before marrying a British foreign correspondent working in Paris in 1958. Her husband’s work took her to Italy and then to Lebanon – where she spent time traveling and documenting local life.
In the mid-1960s Mrs Stafford moved to London as a single mother and worked for several British and international publications including The Observer, Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily and The Herald Tribune. She traveled the world and took photographs up until the 1980s.
Ms Stafford died on January 2 at the age of 97. In honor of the talented artist and storyteller, MailOnline describes her life exactly as she did – through the lens of her camera.
Model at Tour D’Argent by Marilyn Stafford: The photographer took this picture in Paris around 1955. The model wears a dress by Givenchy and Haute Couture
Ready-to-wear on a rainy day: Marilyn Stafford took this picture in Paris in 1960. It shows a woman walking the streets of Paris on a rainy day. Her silhouette is reflected in a shop window
Marilyn Stafford captured a fruit seller and tinsmith chatting at a market in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1960
Model with Dog by Marilyn Stafford: A model in prêt-à-porter is shown with a dog, Passerelle des Arts, Paris, c.1955
Marilyn Stafford photographs street sleepers in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, around 1950
Marilyn Stafford photographs a model in ready-to-wear with a child in scuffed boots in Montmartre, Paris, circa 1955
Marilyn Stafford takes a photo of two men smoking
A model poses for Marilyn Stafford at the Chelsea Antique Market on the King’s Road, west London, in 1970
Marilyn Stafford has captured a collection of portraits over the course of her 30-year career as a photographer
Over the course of her 30-year career, the American-born photographer has documented the highlights of the 20th century, attended important international events and met outstanding personalities
Marilyn Stafford photographs a model named Twiggy in London in 1970
Marilyn Stafford spent her life capturing the world through her camera lens. One of her portraits is shown above
Mulk Raj Anand with a village victim of the Bangladesh Liberation War, Gopalganj district, 1972
Marilyn Stafford’s portfolio included portraits of many celebrities, including Edith Piaf, pictured in Paris circa 1950
The photographer captured a picture of a young girl carrying a bottle of milk, Cité Lesage-Bullourde, around 1950
Marilyn Stafford captured a photograph of a weightlifter exerting himself in Sidon, Lebanon, in 1960
Marilyn Stafford films Indira Gandhi boarding a plane in Delhi in 1971
The fashion collection: Marilyn Stafford photographs Twiggy at a press conference in London, circa 1966
Marilyn Stafford photographed a model wearing her heels and an umbrella in flat boots after a fashion shoot at the Louvre circa 1955
Marilyn Stafford boards Indian Air Force flight to Kashmir with Indira Gandhi. Photographer unknown
Marilyn Stafford photographed Francesca Serio (1903–1992) in Rome around 1959. Ms Serio sued the mafia after killing her son
A photo of the southern Lebanese city of Baalbek from 1960. At that time the city was just a village
Marilyn Stafford photographs Indian author Mulk Raj Anand
Dior model and Marilyn Stafford umbrella: ready-to-wear, Christian Dior Boutique, Paris, 1950
Rahul, grandson of Indira Gandhi, plays next to sandbags used to protect his grandmother’s house during the Indo-Pakistani War, New Delhi, 1972
Joanna Lumley, left, with models backstage during a Jean Muir fashion show
Marilyn Stafford takes a picture while Indira Gandhi speaks at a mass rally in Kashmir in 1971
A model is seen next to children in the street in Montmartre, Paris, circa 1955
Marilyn Stafford photographed Indira Gandhi’s driver during a tour of Kashmir after the 1971 war with Pakistan
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