Peter beard

Peter Beard, 2005.

Peter Beard is a worldly photographer and artist, but when it comes to style, he's an incredibly underrated individual. Here we profile his best ensembles to date.

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The photographer, who died this week at 82, was an avatar of the romantic, adventurous, and elemental life.

The world has lost a great photographer, artist and adventurer in Peter Beard. But his work lives on, such as in this magnificent illustrated book published by Taschen…

The photographer's camera-ready adventures, from Africa to Studio 54, are on display in a career-spanning show.

Toward sunset find a silent shuttered room. Sit or lie; let your eyes slide shut, your heart slow. Your mind will likely race - a smear of pictures, leering sideshows, music. Places you've tasted, your private dreams. All ways to bribe you from the dare you take, this risk of a trek toward home, a healing journey. Coax your lidless inward eye to find... the place where you know broad serenity... here, way out west.

Peter Beard, self portrait, 1968.

His public persona sometimes overshadowed his work, but the late photographer was an artistic pioneer and environmentalist.