The World's Most Photographed

Photographer Alfred Wertheimer 's task to cover the concert of an unknown singer turned out to be the defining shoot of his career. Here he discusses the shots of a youthful, caref...

Photographs charting the rollercoaster life in and out of the ring of the ex-world heavyweight boxing champion, from iconic images to less familiar shots of Ali in off-guard moment...

Her waif-like figure may have redefined Hollywood standards of beauty, but few people knew that the enigmatic actress owed her slender physique to the long-term effects of wartime...

How did a camera-shy politician end up the world's most photographed man? Initially, Hitler was suspicious of the medium, but later wielded its power as a tool for mass manipulatio...

Anxious and filled with self doubt on a film set, with a photographer the Hollywood beauty felt at ease and in control. This was despite a nude photo taken at the start of her care...

JFK concealed secrets that might destroy his presidency. He was glamorous, a patriot with a glittering record, a loving father and husband. But he hid fragile health and promiscuit...

In February 1955, photographer Dennis Stock was given unique access to the troubled, enigmatic star. But Stock felt that some of the shots were so disturbing he refused to release...

Gandhi brought the British Empire to its knees. He liberated India with protest, prayer and fasting - but also photography. This is the unknown history of Gandhi's life in front of...

The monarch's accession to the throne in 1837 coincided with the invention of photography. Initially, she and her family used the camera purely for pleasure. But soon the queen beg...

The bizarre game of cat and mouse between Garbo and the camera is a disturbing parable of our obsession with celebrity. One photographer stalked her for the last ten years of her l...