“The shoot itself was one of the most remarkable experiences I ever had photographing someone. River was stunning and fearless and without my having to direct him much, more like trying to keep up with him, he went from one amazing pose to another like a great improvisational dancer. And kept going and going… so angelic at times and then raging at me to keep up… “Get this! Now this! What else can we do?”. We wrapped it up about 2 or 3 AM. The last few shots we did were of him and Samantha. I shot these in june of 1993. It was his last formal portrait shoot. River passed in october of 1993. Shortly after the shoot I was hired by the producers of “The Thing Called Love” to shoot stills on set for two weeks. That was the last time I saw sweet River.”
— Michael Tighe (photographer) on River.
Photographed by Eleanor Hardwick for Hunger
Shower Fall, From Struggle to Right Oneself, Photo by Kerry Skarbakka, 2005
life imitates art
Call Me by Your Name (2017) // dir. Luca Guadagnino
Aww look at Elio’s shirt riding up…
I think I need to be independent.
He’s too beautiful for words in this scene.
Wow he’s like…..Liz Taylor levels of dark haired beauty. How is this legal?
