John Dominis
Overview
John Dominis was a freelance photographer for LIFE Magazine, photographing the 1956 Olympics in Australia – his first of six Olympic Games. He later went on to document the celebrations of Buddha’s 2500th birthday in Burma; the early years of the Vietnam war; John Kennedy’s ‘I am a Berliner’ speech; Woodstock; Nixon’s trip to China; and entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Redford, amongst others. Dominis was the Photo Editor of People magazine (1974 – 78) and later Sports Illustrated (1978 – 1982). Dominis would later look back at his three weeks with Steve McQueen as the defining assignment of his long career.
Featured Exhibitions
Steve McQueen after motorcycle race, Mojave Desert, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen aiming pistol in the desert, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, at home, Hollywood, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, in sulphur bath, Big Sur, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, in target practice, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, laying on chair, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
teve McQueen and his wife, Neile Adams, taking sulphur bath at home, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen in black Jaguar at studio, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen laughing, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen lifting weights in his home, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen sleeping in the back of his pick up truck, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen smoking while talking on the phone, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen swinging from rope in his gym, CA, 1963
Gelatin silver print
Steve McQueen with wife Neile on motorbike, CA, 1963
C-type print