Born 1916 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, American fashion photographer Howell Conant studied photography at the University of Wisconsin and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. During World War II, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor and was part of the Naval photographic team operating under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
Audrey Hepburn taken by Howell Conant in the 1960s
Conant later took pictures for Life, Look and Paris Match among other publications, and photographed celebrities from Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn to American presidents Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. He was also noted for his portraits of the American actress and later Princess Consort of Monaco, Grace Kelly.
Conant died at his home in Carefree, Arizona in 1999, aged 82. These beautiful photos are part of his work that Howell Conant took fashion portraits of Audrey Hepburn in the 1960s.
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, photographed by Howell Conant in a rented apartment in Manhattan for the publicity of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, New York, October 1960
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly on the set of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, photo by Howell Conant, 1961
Audrey in a publicity still for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Howell Conant, 1961
Audrey in a publicity still for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Howell Conant, 1961
Audrey is dressed in a traditional Scottish cap, the Glengarry is a boat-shaped cap without a peak made of thick wool with a bobble on top and ribbons in the back, photo by Howell Conant, 1961
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