Drafted in 1943, Vaccaro survived the Battle of Normandy and created unflinching images of the conflict in Europe. He went on to forge a career documenting famous figures in art, film and fashion

  • Tony Vaccaro sitting on the wing of an aeroplane in 1945

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    Tony Vaccaro sitting on the wing of an aeroplane in 1945

  • White Death, Requiem for a Dead Soldier, Private Henry Irving Tannenbaum, Ottré, Belgium, 1945. A US soldier lies dead in the snow at the Battle of the Bulge

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    White Death, Requiem for a Dead Soldier, Private Henry Irving Tannenbaum, Ottré, Belgium, 1945. A US soldier lies dead in the snow at the Battle of the Bulge

  • Defeated Soldier, Frankfurt, Germany, 1946. A returning German soldier finds his home bombed out and his family gone

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    Defeated Soldier, Frankfurt, Germany, 1946. A returning German soldier finds his home bombed out and his family gone

  • Georgia O’Keefe with Pelvis Series: Red With Yellow, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1960

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    Georgia O’Keefe with Pelvis Series, Red With Yellow, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1960

  • The actor Sophia Loren photographed in New York City in 1959

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images

    The actor Sophia Loren photographed in New York City in 1959

  • The actor and dancer Gwen Verdon photographed in New York, 1953, for Look magazine

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    The actor and dancer Gwen Verdon photographed in New York, 1953, for Look magazine

  • The director Federico Fellini on the set of La Dolce Vita, Italy, 1969

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    The director Federico Fellini on the set of La Dolce Vita, Italy, 1969

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    The art collector Peggy Guggenheim in Venice in 1968 [This caption was amended on 1 January 2023 because an earlier version gave the date as 1986].

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    The art collector Peggy Guggenheim in Venice in 1968

  • A shot of the fashion brand Marimekko, taken on assignment in Finland, 1965

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    A shot of the fashion brand Marimekko, taken on assignment in Finland, 1965

  • Leonard Cohen photographed at a car dealership in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1968

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Getty Images

    Leonard Cohen photographed at a car dealership in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1968

  • The actor and singer Eartha Kitt and the fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy in Paris, 1961. Vaccaro is reflected in the mirror

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    The actor and singer Eartha Kitt and the fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy in Paris, 1961. Vaccaro is reflected in the mirror

  • The Twin Towers at sunset, New York, 1979

    Photograph: Tony Vaccaro/Courtesy Monroe Gallery

    The Twin Towers at sunset, New York, 1979

  • An undated photo of Vaccaro towards the end of his life

    Photograph: Manolo Salas/AP

    An undated photo of Vaccaro towards the end of his life