When it comes to iconic photography, there are few people who can hold a flashbulb to Richard Avedon. In a career that spanned sixty years, the American took stunning shots of pretty much everyone who was anyone. When he died in 2004, The New York Times wrote that his fashion and portrait photographs “helped define America’s image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century.”  To see for yourself check out five of his most amazing images.

Brigitte Bardot

Andy Warhol and The Factory

Bob Dylan

Jackie and John F. Kennedy

Alfred Hitchcock