Meet The Photographer :: Ron Galella

Ron Galella is widely regarded as one of the most famous and influential candid celebrity photographers in the world. Dubbed “Paparazzo Extraordinaire” by Newsweek and hailed as the “Godfather of U.S. paparazzi” by Time and Vanity Fair, Galella (1931–2022) was a pioneering American photographer whose images defined an era of pop culture and media.

This curated selection highlights under-seen photographs from New York in the 1980s and 1990s, offering a more intimate view of Galella’s work beyond his most widely published images.