Fawcett Photographer Recalls an Iconic Shoot

[johnastovall]

Bruce McBroom, a photographer, snapped the image that made Farrah Fawcett an icon. He tells TIME how an innocuous photo shoot — in which Fawcett posed at her Hollywood home in a red swimsuit — resulted in the 1976 poster that wound up plastered on millions of bedroom walls.

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[mkothare]

Thanks for sharing the link to this story. Many an iconic image has been shot in pretty simple circumstances. The most important piece has usually been a chemistry between the subject and photographer and just seizing the moment.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Nice to know that even back then photographers were threatened with never getting paid...

Cool story.

[Dobick]

From the article

There were many that followed. And none of them came close.

Sometimes if you break it down and dissect it too much it loses its mystique and beauty. Not sure why, but it is!