Orlando Suero (*1925) started snapping photos with the Kodak Jiffy his father gave him in 1939.
He later attended NY Institute of Photography and worked at camera shops and photo labs
including Compo Photo Color where he printed the images for Edward Steichen's monumental
exhibition The Family of Man. One of his first assignments was to spend five days in May 1954
with newlyweds Jackie and Senator John F. Kennedy at their Georgetown duplex documenting
their everyday lives. This was the beginning of a successful career shooting some of the most
recognizable faces in Hollywood among them Natalie Wood Brigitte Bardot Michael Caine
Sharon Tate Paul Newman Julie Andrews Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Because of his
friendly and unaffected approach his subjects opened up to him and his camera in a way not
many others have been able to accomplish. This monograph contains many never-before seen images
of celebrities from the 1950's to the 1980's that have been sitting in storage for 40-50 years.
ORLANDO SUERO (*1925) started snapping photos with the Kodak Jiffy his father gave him in 1939.
He later attended NY Institute of Photography and worked at camera shops and photo labs
including Compo Photo Color where he printed the images for Edward Steichen's monumental
exhibition The Family of Man. One of his first assignments was to spend five days in May 1954
with newlyweds Jackie and Senator John F. Kennedy at their Georgetown duplex documenting
their everyday lives. This was the beginning of a successful career shooting some of the most
recognizable faces in Hollywood among them Natalie Wood Brigitte Bardot Michael Caine
Sharon Tate Paul Newman Julie Andrews Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. Because of his
friendly and unaffected approach his subjects opened up to him and his camera in a way not
many others have been able to accomplish.
