Synopsis
What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history;The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping.
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Cast
- Harry BensonSelf
- Carl BernsteinSelf
- Bryant GumbelSelf
- Joe NamathSelf
- James L. BrooksSelf
- Donald TrumpSelf
- Wendy Benson-LandesSelf
- Betty BuckleySelf
- Alec BaldwinSelf
- Sharon StoneSelf
Recommendations
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Time
Don’t blink–not even once. That’s the best advice for viewers of the dazzling new documentary Harry Benson: Shoot First. - 90
Time
Don’t blink–not even once. That’s the best advice for viewers of the dazzling new documentary Harry Benson: Shoot First. - 88
Rolling Stone
Bare and Miele do more than track a remarkable career here; they reveal the essentials of what makes Benson unique. Any paparazzo with moxie can get into the action and shoot first. But what this shutterbug's eye arranges, sometimes in a split second, is the work of a singular craftsman with a rare gift: raising the click of a camera shutter to the level of art. - 88
Rolling Stone
Bare and Miele do more than track a remarkable career here; they reveal the essentials of what makes Benson unique. Any paparazzo with moxie can get into the action and shoot first. But what this shutterbug's eye arranges, sometimes in a split second, is the work of a singular craftsman with a rare gift: raising the click of a camera shutter to the level of art. - 83
The Film Stage
By the film’s conclusion, you can’t not be in love with this man, and, of course, his pictures. - 83
The Film Stage
By the film’s conclusion, you can’t not be in love with this man, and, of course, his pictures. - 80
Los Angeles Times
As the intriguing documentary Harry Benson: Shoot First demonstrates, the fact that an art-for-art's sake modus operandi is alien to Benson makes his work and the personality and philosophy behind it more compelling than they would otherwise be. - 80
Los Angeles Times
As the intriguing documentary Harry Benson: Shoot First demonstrates, the fact that an art-for-art's sake modus operandi is alien to Benson makes his work and the personality and philosophy behind it more compelling than they would otherwise be.
