Hollywood has many faces and sometimes our favorite actors are not necessarily the ones who are given all the accolades. Have you ever had a favorite star that you just don't see enough of? Well, so is the case for many talented people behind the camera. There are amazing careers we just don't read about - without which much of the magic would not happen. Celebrity and Fashion photographer Ronny Jaques is one of those names. A body of work that rivals his more famous contemporaries such as Richard Avedon and Horst, Mr. Jaques was always just under the radar.
That is until now. Town & Country Editor-in-Chief and longtime friend of the photographer , Pamela Fiori curates a beautiful and touching collection of some of his finest work. Looking through the collection you can tell in an instant this man had a given talent. The best photographers have an ability to charm their subjects which produces the most intimate portraits. It is not something you can fake. It is that instant look that you see in page after page of some of Hollywood's and the Fashion World's legends in this new collection titled STOLEN MOMENTS. A perfect title to beautiful pictures that make you feel like a fly on the wall to intimate friendships. The list is long from Nat King Cole, Marlon Brando, and Bettie Davis to Givenchy, The Duke and Dutchess of Windsor to Coco Chanel herself! Coco's portrait is proof positive of his ability as Chanel was never known to be a willing model -to say the least. Mr. Jaques passed away this past summer at the age of 98. A long life filled with amazing career achievements.
Pamela Fiori is the Editor in Chief for Town & Country Magazine. Month after month she reigns over all that is chic and tasteful. Previously she was the Editor in Chief of Travel & Leisure and herself has been honored by several organizations for her humanitarian work.
It is obvious that Ms. Fiori was truly honoring a friendship more than a career with Stolen Moments. It is a refreshing offering to the sea of photo books that adorn many a coffee table. This is one you would be so pleased to find and one that anyone on your holiday wish list would be pleased to unwrap! The book is in stores now.