LIFE Behind the Lens

PHOTOJOURNALISM, FASHION, STREET, PORTRAITS, ADVERTISING

1950 - 1970

John Sadovy is an acclaimed photographer whose lens captured some of the most iconic moments in photojournalism, as exemplified by his photographs in Budapest during the 1956 Hungarian uprising. For these he won the prestigious Robert Capa award. He retained the elements of realism and immediacy from his photo-documentary work in his fashion and portrait images, and later when he moved into advertising. This naturalistic approach, new at the time, brought him further recognition and success.

Photographer John Sadovy looking through his camera
Noël Coward with a cigarette holder, London, early 1950s
A model in a sweater and slacks poses on wire chairs, 1950s fashion photograph
Peter Sellers rides Dumpy the mechanical elephant holding an umbrella, Chipperfield, England, 1960
The Temperance Seven jazz band posing with their instruments
Suspected Hungarian secret police officers surrender with hands raised, Budapest, October 1956
Twin dancers in sequinned stage costumes, Paris, 1955-1956
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