‘Graydon treats photographers like auteurs,' he says. ‘There is a trust not only between photographer and subject but also photographer and the magazine. And that's reflected in the pictures. Our publication commands a certain respect and that's reflected in the access we get. We tend to elevate the subject in magazines as lush as ours.'
In revisiting the magazine's near and distant history, Friend and Vanity Fair have helped illustrate how portraiture has changed. Einstein atop a mountain in ski boots and shorts like Arnie? I doubt it, somehow. Julianne Moore posed up like a Reuben-esque model? Not bloody likely. What is impressive is the scale and scope of the exhibition, and while it may not ask too much of us, there are some genuinely breathtaking photographs here, which is all that really matters.
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