Philippe Halsman

ABOUT PHILIPPE HALSMAN

Latvian-born American portrait photographer known for his iconic pictures of people jumping.

He moved to France and began contributing to fashion magazines such as Vogue.

He collaborated with surrealist painter Salvador Dalí in the 1940s.

His father Morduch died while they were hiking together, and he was sentenced to four years in prison.

He received support from Albert Einstein while serving his sentence for patricide.