Life Through My Lens - by Timothy White (Hardcover)

About the Book

In this deluxe collection, Timothy White shares iconic portraits and rare behind-the-scenes images spanning four decades of pop culture. A companion to his memoir Life Through My Lens, it features legends from Brad Pitt to Aretha Franklin while tracing White's artistic journey and the moments that shaped his life behind the camera.

Book Synopsis

Life Through My Lens: Portraits brings together the defining portraits of Timothy White's career, pairing the stories from his memoir with the images that made him one of the most important photographers of our time. Across Hollywood soundstages, concert arenas, and intimate studios, White captured cultural icons, Harrison Ford, Aretha Franklin, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Audrey Hepburn, Britney Spears, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and countless others, at their most authentic, creating images that not only reflected celebrity but shaped the way the world remembers them.
Designed as both a work of art and a narrative companion, this book offers readers the chance to see, in vivid detail, the images behind White's personal stories of ambition, betrayal, resilience, and revelation. With its striking design, premium production, and unparalleled access to the faces of our era, Life Through My Lens: Portraits is both a celebration of celebrity culture and a deeply personal document of an artist who has lived, and captured, the story of modern fame from the inside.

About the Author

Timothy White is one of the most acclaimed celebrity photographers of the last four decades, whose images have helped define modern pop culture. His iconic portraits of legends such as Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Audrey Hepburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Britney Spears, Aretha Franklin, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, and hundreds more have appeared on the covers of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Esquire, People, and countless other leading publications.
Beyond magazines, White's photography has been featured in international museum exhibitions, fine art collections, and on the posters, album covers, and advertising campaigns that shaped the visual identity of film and music from the 1980s through today. His work is set to be featured in the Film and TV Academy Museum in 2026. He has been named one of the "Most Important People in Photography" by American Photo magazine, received numerous Clio and Lucie awards, and his work resides in permanent collections at institutions such as the Smithsonian.
With an eye equally attuned to intimacy and glamour, White has collaborated with the world's most celebrated artists, actors, musicians, and cultural icons, creating timeless images that continue to resonate. In Still in Motion, he turns the camera inward for the first time, delivering not just a behind-the-scenes chronicle of pop culture but an unflinching memoir of a restless artist searching for truth, resilience, and authenticity.