✨AI Reimagines the Masters✨ Harry Benson|239/1000

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Harry Benson is a Scottish photographer known for his iconic photographs of celebrities and historic events. He was born on December 2, 1929, in Glasgow, Scotland [1]. Benson's photographs have been published in magazines such as Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker [1]. He has taken over a hundred cover shots for People magazine [1].

One of Benson's most famous assignments was traveling with The Beatles on their inaugural American tour in 1964 [1]. He captured memorable images of the band, including a playful pillow fight at the hotel Georges V in Paris [1]. Benson has also photographed other celebrities such as Bobby Fischer, Michael Jackson, and Elizabeth Taylor [1]. He has photographed every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower and has covered war zones [1].

Benson's work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. He received the Lucie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Portrait Photography and the American Photo Award for Photography in 2005 [1]. He has been named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association twice (in 1981 and 1985) [1]. In 2009, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II [1].

Exhibitions of Benson's work have been held at prestigious institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution and the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens [1][2]. His photographs are also part of collections in museums and private collections worldwide [2].