Milton H. Greene

Although he was the recipient of a scholarship to the renowned Pratt Institute, a heightened awareness of the photographic image diverted his attention to the camera and its versatility. He soon apprenticed himself to photojournalist Elliot Elisofen. Before long, his regard for fashion and the camera found him assisting Louise Dahl-Wolfe, the fashion photographer known for her covers and fashion pages for Harper's Bazaar. At the age of twenty-three, Greene was referred to as "Color Photography’s Wonder Boy".

The majority of Greene's work in the 1950s and 60s appeared in national publications including Life, Look, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country and Vogue.

Along with other eminent photographers such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, and Norman Parkinson, he is credited for bringing fashion photography into the realm of fine art.

Greene was initially renowned for high-fashion photography, but he is best known for his portraits of artists, musicians, film-, television- and theatrical celebrities. His ability as a director enabled him to capture the qualities that personified the real person, as he converted his vision into photographic art. He wanted to capture people’s beauty, which was in the heart, and to show people in an elegant and natural way. His gifts were his timing as well as creating rapport in which to allow oneself to be seen. Read Less