Terry O’Neill’s rare and unseen photographs of history’s greats

One of the greatest living photographers has delved into the archive, granting us a peak into the mysterious world of icons.

From David Bowie’s first meeting with Elizabeth Taylor, to Paul playing Ringo’s wedding, to Nelson Mandela’s morning reading, Terry O’Neill has experienced and shot some of the most intimate and iconic moments of cultural history. Over the 60s and 70s, O’Neill’s photography became synonymous with icons: if you were anybody who was anybody, Terry O’Neill was shooting you.

Capturing exceptionally candid moments in very public lives, Terry O’Neill’s lens offered a glimpse into an unseen world. Images which are now globally renowned, these vintage prints take a look into the photographer’s extensive archive at some of our most famed figures, in an era like none other.

Terry O’Neill: Rare and Unseen is at Iconic Images Gallery, 13A Park Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0AJ from 9 November 2018 – 15 January 2019. For more details, click here.

Raquel Welch on the set of Myra Breckinridge, 1970 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Audrey Hepburn on the set of the film Two for the Road in St. Tropez, 1966 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Paul McCartney at Ringo Starr’s wedding, 1981 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Raquel Welch and Farrah Fawsett on the set of Myra Breckinridge, 1970 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Dustin Hoffman on set of the film John and Mary in New York City, 1969
Audrey Hepburn on the set of the film Two for the Road in St. Tropez, 1966 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Ava Gardner on set of the film Mayerling, 1968 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor at their first meeting in 1975 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Elizabeth Taylor on set of the film A Little Night Music, in Austria, 1977 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Elton John in his office, mid 1970s © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Henry Cooper 1960 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Jean Shrimpton and David Bailey, 1963 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Judy Garland and Liza Minelli photographed at the London Palladium on November 8th, 1964 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
Nelson Mandela, 2008 © Terry O’Neill / Iconic Images
wordsKitty Robson
all images© Terry O'Neill / Iconic Images
main imageDavid Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor at their first meeting in 1975 © Terry O'Neill / Iconic Images