This is the playwright Edward Albee, who I photographed on three different occasions. This was taken at his house in Montauk where I also photographed him a few years earlier. And he had a press conference at his home in Manhattan where I photographed him as he talked about a new play. He is famous for the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play. According to The New York Times, Albee was "widely considered to be the foremost American playwright of his generation." When he died in 2016 I wanted to find one of my portraits of him to run on the blog but couldn't find any. He looks pretty stern here but he was always very nice each time I met and photographed him. I always try to get a range of expressions so at some point I likely said something like, "Do you think I could get a photograph of you smiling?" and he probably said something like "I like this expression better." and so if he wants to be seen this way, I will photograph him as he wants to be seen.
2 comments:
I would have liked to see a smile on his face, but you did as he asked. The look of a very serious writer. Your career led you to meeting so many different people. Joan
I had the same reaction to his photo. He looks so stern. But I guess he wanted to be taken seriously for his writing. I am enjoying .these older photos - many of which I have never seen. Betsey
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