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Slim Aarons (yep that's his name) was a celebrated, for want of a better word, celebrity photographer of the 50's, 60's and 70's whose images capture the very essence of a time gone by. Slim wasn't however an A-List snapper hanging around at parties working the schlebs in front of logo walls for the PR ringleaders, no Slim was a fly-on-the-wall type of guy who just hung out and occasionally posed his subjects to make them look comfortable and natural.
A native of Long Island he grew up idolising the superfluous lifestyles of the rich and famous in the Hamptons and beyond. He was apparently so likeable as a person that he easily ingratiated himself into a rarefied scene populated by the likes of Jackie O, Man Ray, Gloria Guiness, Mick Jagger and Clark Gable - and earned their trust. In short, he lived with and photographed the Jet Set as their photographer of choice.
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We think he was amazing so here we go, here's some Slim pickings to savour...
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