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Bahamas
Bahamas

Madeleine GrossBahamas

$625

H 31.6 in W 39.5 in

Bahamas

By Madeleine Gross

Located in New York, NY

The Ontario College of Art and Design where she gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Bahamas Sunset
Bahamas Sunset

Madeleine GrossBahamas Sunset

$625

H 39.5 in W 26.6 in

Bahamas Sunset

By Madeleine Gross

Located in New York, NY

The Ontario College of Art and Design where she gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Bahamas
The Bahamas

Slim AaronsThe Bahamas, 1967

$2,400

H 12 in W 16 in

The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is a beach and sea

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Bahamas
The Bahamas

Slim AaronsThe Bahamas, 1967

$1,800

H 10 in W 12 in

The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is a beach and sea

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Bahamas
The Bahamas

Slim AaronsThe Bahamas, 1967

$3,000

H 16 in W 20 in

The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is a beach and sea

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

The Bahamas
The Bahamas

Slim AaronsThe Bahamas, 1967

$3,600

H 20 in W 24 in

The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

people sitting at tables at the poolside in the Bahamas, May 1967. Beyond the pool is a beach and sea

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph
Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph

Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Bahamas Signpost - Bahamas Vacation Island Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 - Eleuthera Island Bahamas Luxury Villa
Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 - Eleuthera Island Bahamas Luxury Villa

Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 - Eleuthera Island Bahamas Luxury Villa

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Cotton Bay, Bahamas, 1982 - Eleuthera Island Bahamas Luxury Villa by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Sailing in the Bahamas - Bahamas Resort Caribbean Landscape Photograph
Sailing in the Bahamas - Bahamas Resort Caribbean Landscape Photograph

Sailing in the Bahamas - Bahamas Resort Caribbean Landscape Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Sailing in the Bahamas - Bahamas Resort Caribbean Landscape Photograph by Slim Aarons 16 x 20

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Swimming in the Bahamas, 1959 - Nassau Bahamas Snorkelling Scuba Diving
Swimming in the Bahamas, 1959 - Nassau Bahamas Snorkelling Scuba Diving

Swimming in the Bahamas, 1959 - Nassau Bahamas Snorkelling Scuba Diving

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Swimming in the Bahamas, 1959 - Nassau Bahamas Snorkelling Scuba Diving by Slim Aarons 16 x 20

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Bahamian Recess, Bahamas

Bahamian Recess, Bahamas

By Lynda Churilla

Located in Hudson, NY

the gallery space. Beach, Water, Color, Sky, Clouds, Landscape, Bahamas , swim, swimming, diving

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bahamas Speed Week

Slim AaronsBahamas Speed Week, 1963

Price Upon Request

H 24 in W 20 in

Bahamas Speed Week

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Estate embossed

Category

1960s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Bahamas 0113" Seascape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

"Bahamas 0113" Seascape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope

By Ben Cope

Located in Culver City, CA

"Bahamas 0113" Seascape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Bahamas 0113" Landscape Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 20 by Ben Cope

"Bahamas 0113" Landscape Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 20 by Ben Cope

By Ben Cope

Located in Culver City, CA

"Bahamas 0113" Landscape Photography 18" x 24" Edition of 20 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 - Poolside Cocktails Evening Drinks Bahamas Hotel
Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 - Poolside Cocktails Evening Drinks Bahamas Hotel

Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 - Poolside Cocktails Evening Drinks Bahamas Hotel

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Dining in the Bahamas, 1957 - Poolside Cocktails Evening Drinks Bahamas Hotel by Slim Aarons 16

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital

Tennis in the Bahamas

Tennis in the Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind

Category

1950s Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City
Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City

Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Bahamas Speed Week - Formula One Grand Prix Automobiles Bahamas Nassau City by Slim Aarons 16 x 20

Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print, Digital

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
Swimming In The Bahamas

Swimming In The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
Swimming In The Bahamas

Swimming In The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
Swimming In The Bahamas

Swimming In The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost'
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost'

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Bahamas Speed Week

Slim Aarons Bahamas Speed Week

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Bahamas Speed Week, 1963 C Print 24 x 20 inches Estate edition of 150 Gordon Butler's Chevrolet

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition
Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, Midcentury Photography, Bahamas, Tennis, Vintage Tennis, Vintage Bahamas, Vintage Resort Photography

Category

1950s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition
Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Photography, Bahamas, Tennis, Vintage Tennis, Vintage Bahamas, Vintage Resort Photography

Category

1950s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition
Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

Tennis in the Bahamas, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Internal: Slim Aarons, Vintage Glamour, Midcentury Photography, Bahamas, Tennis, Vintage Tennis, Vintage

Category

1950s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Bahamas Boat, 1967 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A sailing holiday in the Bahamas

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition
Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Life in the Bahamas'

Slim Aarons 'Life in the Bahamas'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Life in the Bahamas 1967 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition
Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition

Swimming In The Bahamas, Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)

Slim Aarons, Bahamas Boat (Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Bahamas Boat, 1967 Chromogenic Lambda Print Estate edition of 150 A sailing holiday in the Bahamas

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967

Category

1960s Realist Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Stocking Island Bahamas'  (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Stocking Island Bahamas' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

' , Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. Gorgeous print measuring a Extra Large 40 x 30" inches / ca 101 x 76 cm's

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Bahamas Light
Bahamas Light

Dirk BraunBahamas Light, 2018

Unavailable

H 60 in W 90 in

Bahamas Light

By Dirk Braun

Located in Malibu, CA

Archival exhibition inkjet prints on ULTRAChrome HDR pigment inks, coupled with Canson’s and Hahnemuhle 100% cotton rag archival papers. Edition: bottom left corner / Signature: bot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Inkjet, Digital Pigment

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

By Jake Chessum

Located in New York, NY

12x16” Limited Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

By Jake Chessum

Located in New York, NY

12x16” Limited Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

By Jake Chessum

Located in New York, NY

12x16” Limited Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

Lenny Kravitz, Bahamas

By Jake Chessum

Located in New York, NY

12x16” Limited Edition of 20 Signed by the photographer Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island, Bahamas
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island, Bahamas

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Harbour Island, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Island, Bahamas, 1967 (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph epitomises the travel style and glamour of

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Bahamas
Bahamas

Madeleine GrossBahamas

Sold

H 31.6 in W 39.5 in

Bahamas

By Madeleine Gross

Located in New York, NY

The Ontario College of Art and Design where she gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Harbour Island, Bahamas
Harbour Island, Bahamas

Harbour Island, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A couple relax at the beach on Harbour Island, Bahamas, 1967. 16 x 20 inches $2150 12 x 16

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Tennis in the Bahamas

Tennis in the Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Two women stand talking to a man on the edge of a tennis court in the Bahamas, circa 1957. Behind

Category

1950s Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Slim Aarons Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with

Category

1960s Realist Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Signpost''

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Bahamas Signpost 1964 C print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Swimming In The Bahamas
Swimming In The Bahamas

Swimming In The Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Brightly coloured swimmers in a pool in Nassau on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, 1959

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Sandbars 01, The Bahamas

Sandbars 01, The Bahamas

By David Burdeny

Located in Montreal, Quebec

before establishing himself as a photographer. Burdeny describes his photography as ‘discovery-driven

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Speed Week'
Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Speed Week'

Slim Aarons 'Bahamas Speed Week'

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963. Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Estate stamped and

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Bahamas Speedweek

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Bahamas Speedweek

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Slim Aarons - Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only The Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, 1963

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

EXUMA HOLIDAY (Yachting in the Bahamas)

EXUMA HOLIDAY (Yachting in the Bahamas)

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A yachting holiday on Exuma in the Bahamas, April 1964. Estate edition of 150. Estate stamp

Category

1960s Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

to the ketch 'Traveler II' , Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas
Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Stocking Island, Bahamas

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

to the ketch 'Traveler II' , Stocking Island, Bahamas, 1964. (Photo by Slim Aarons) This photograph

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

'Sea Drive' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
'Sea Drive' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Sea Drive' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

'Sea Drive' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) Film producer Kevin McClory takes his wife Bobo

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Out Islands - Luxury Charter Yachts Bahamas Daytrip Photograph
Out Islands - Luxury Charter Yachts Bahamas Daytrip Photograph

Out Islands - Luxury Charter Yachts Bahamas Daytrip Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Out Islands - Luxury Charter Yachts Bahamas Daytrip Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Digital, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Tennis in the Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Tennis in the Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Tennis in the Bahamas, 1957 Chromogenic lambda print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of

Category

1950s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

'Lyford Cay Club' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
'Lyford Cay Club' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

'Lyford Cay Club' Bahamas (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Providence Island in the Bahamas, 1962. The club building was designed by American architect Eldredge Snyder

Category

1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Kate Moss, 1993 - Nude for Pirelli 1994, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Kate Moss, 1993 - Nude for Pirelli 1994, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Kate Moss, 1993 - Nude for Pirelli 1994, Paradise Island, Bahamas

By Herb Ritts

Located in London, GB

Bahamas, photographer Herb Ritts set out to capture in a series of nudes what he called “the gentle

Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

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Bahamas Photography For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of bahamas photography for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of bahamas photography may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of bahamas photography to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, blue, brown, pink and more. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of bahamas photography — no matter the origin — is easy, but Slim Aarons, Jake Chessum, Emil Perauer, David Burdeny and Madeleine Gross each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in c print, digital print and lambda print — can elevate any room of your home. A large option in this array of bahamas photography can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 6.62 high and 6.62 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Bahamas Photography?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of bahamas photography in our inventory may begin at $575 and can go as high as $3,950, while the average can fetch as much as $3,000.

Slim Aarons for sale on 1stDibs

American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.

Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.

Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.

In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.

In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.

Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.

Find a collection of vintage Slim Aarons photography on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.