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David Bowie Eyes
“The Stories Behind the Pictures” – In this video Ron explains how he captures Bowie’s “unique eyes” and why Bowie is his “numero uno” all time rock star.
Disco Years
New York Times Best Photography Book
Disco Years brings us the high life, literally and figuratively. Featuring unforgettable photographs of Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Halston, Steve Rubell, Ian Schrager, Liza Minnelli, Grace Jones, Madonna, Diane von Furstenberg, Mick and Bianca Jagger, Keith Richards, Truman Capote, Gloria Vanderbilt, Dolly Parton, Brooke Shields, Cher, Raquel Welch, David Bowie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jackson, and John Belushi, among countless others, Disco Years takes us back to a time when skiing was an indoor activity, velvet ropes were high security, and incredible style was the only requirement.
Published: 2006
No Pictures
In No Pictures, Galella’s second powerHouse monograph and the follow-up to the 2006 smash hit Disco Years, confrontation takes the forefront. Just as famous today as Galella’s images of a windblown, jeans-wearing Jacqueline Onassis is the legal battle that ensued; in a trial that lasted 26 days and made the cover of Life Magazine, Onassis sued Galella and secured a restraining order against him. He has run afoul of Sean Penn, Richard Burton, Marlon Brando, Sam Shepard, and countless other stars, not to mention Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell—who eventually banned him from the club—and legions of angry bodyguards. No Pictures chronicles these conflicts and Galella’s relentless persistence in the face of it all, even when things got violent (as with Brando, who once landed a punch that broke the photographer’s jaw and five of his teeth). Driven by a mad curiosity and a dogged insistence that the lives of celebrities are fair game for one and all, he has continued to take risks and make enemies in service of getting the perfect shot. The stars may shout “No pictures!” but Galella refuses to take no for an answer.
Published: 2008
Ron Galella: Exclusive Diary
This collection of images is accompanied by often-hilarious diary entries from Galella—how he got the images, where they were taken, what the public’s reaction was to seeing their favorite stars in person. A lot of material is covered here—cities like New York, Hollywood, Las Vegas, and stars like Andy Warhol, Barbara Streisand, Jackie Onassis, Cher, Sammy Davis, Jr., John Travolta, Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty, and numerous others. Galella’s Nikon has captured them all.
Published: 2004
Warhol By Galella: That’s Great!
Paparazzo—Italian for pesky—is synonymous with Ron Galella, the photographer who made his name capturing celebrities in unguarded, often private moments. Famously banned from approaching Jackie Onassis and punched by Marlon Brando, Galella was a favorite of Andy Warhol, who shared his fascination with the great and near-great. Warhol himself recorded his nightly rounds through a seemingly endless parade of parties, openings, and happenings in his diaries. In these photographs Galella presents the definitive visual diary of Warhol’s life and times, his entourage, and his haunts.
Published: 2008
Warhol By Galella: That’s Great!
Viva L’italia
For years, Ron Galella, “the Godfather of American paparazzo culture,” has provided the world a glimpse into the off-limits world of celebrity. With Viva l’Italia!, a deeper and more probing Galella emerges. He sets out to find his own Italian roots, and in so doing, takes us on a viaggio as he combs his vast archive for images of Italian and Italian-American actors, artists, and fashion designers, along with a wide range of other cultural icons.Galella’s tour begins in Rome’s famed Cinecittà where Federico Fellini relaxes between takes on a film set. It was Fellini who proclaimed, “paparazzi are bandits of images,” coining the word with his character Señor Paparazzo in La Dolce Vita. As he continues on, Galella presents us with rare portraits of Italy’s most famous sons and daughters, including Virni Lisi, Isabella Rossellini, Silvana Mangano, Marlon Brando, Monica Bellucci, Carla Bruni, and Sophia Loren.
Published: 2009
Man In The Mirror: Michael Jackson
In a tribute to the life and memory of Michael Jackson, Galella has compiled his comprehensive body of images of the King of Pop for the first time ever in Man in the Mirror: Michael Jackson.
Published: 2009
Man In The Mirror: Michael Jackson
Boxing With The Stars
A compendium of images surrounding the world of boxing—inside and outside the ring—by Ron Galella. Includes photos of Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano, and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as a written contribution by Oscar-winning director Leon Gast (When We Were Kings, 1996).
Published: 2011
Jackie: My Obsession
Jackie: My Obsession has been produced in two editions: a standard first-edition hardcover, and a limited slip-cased edition of 200 that includes a signed and numbered 11×14″ print of the cover image—Galella’s most famous photo, Windblown Jackie.
Published: 2012
Pop, Rock & Dance
This slip-cased, three-volume set is 958 pages, and contains over 1,800 images, including hundreds of never-before-published photos of the world’s most accomplished performing artists. Written contributions by Glenn O’Brien, Debbie Harry, Michelle Phillips, Suzanne Somers, and Glenn Belverio add to making this piece an important addition for any music and dance fan’s library.
Published: 2013