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Fine Art & Photo Books Available > rongalella.com Known as the "Godfather of Paparazzi," Ron revolutionized celebrity photography, capturing raw, unfiltered moments that defined an era. His images—candid, unscripted, and full of life—are more than just photographs; they’re pieces of pop culture history. From Jackie Kennedy’s Windblown elegance to Andy Warhol’s nightlife, Ron’s lens told the stories of Hollywood, fashion, music, and art in a way no one else dared. His work has been showcased in top publications like Time, Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone, as well as exhibited in major galleries and museums worldwide. Beyond the controversies and courtroom battles, Ron’s passion for photography was unmatched. He didn’t just take pictures—he captured the soul of an era. Here, we continue to share his iconic images, stories, and insights into the man behind the camera.

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10/31/2026

On this day in 1993, River Phoenix died at the age of 23.

Ron Galella photographed him across a few different years and settings. Filming “Running on Empty” in New York City in 1987. At the Amnesty International “Human Rights Now!” concert in Los Angeles in 1988. At the “Batman” premiere in Westwood in June 1989. And at the Beverly Hilton that March, attending the Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon with Martha Plimpton.

Ron documented the people behind the names, wherever they happened to be.

Thirty-three years later, these photographs remain in the archive.

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1. Actor River Phoenix attends Amnesty International Presents “Human Rights Now!” Concert, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California - September 21, 1988.
2. Actor River Phoenix films “Running on Empty” in New York City - August 3, 1987.
3. Actor River Phoenix attends the “Batman” Westwood Premiere at Mann Bruin Theatre, Westwood, California - June 19, 1989.
4. River Phoenix attends Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California - March 21, 1989.
5. Actress Martha Plimpton and actor River Phoenix attend the 61st Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California - March 21, 1989.

10/31/2026

Alec Baldwin grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. When we showed him this photograph, he gasped.

He went to the Tonys a few times, including 1992, when he was nominated for Streetcar. At one of them, he ended up next to Raquel Welch. Now there’s proof.

The full conversation is on YouTube.

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10/30/2026

On Halloween night in 1988, Cher showed up to her own party dressed as Cleopatra.

It was the launch of her first perfume, Uninhibited, at the Century Paramount Hotel in New York. The rest of the archive’s October is just as loud. Dakota Fanning, eight years old, with her sister at Dream Halloween in Santa Monica on October 26, 2002. Heidi Klum hosting her third Halloween party at Capitale on October 31, 2002, and designer Marc Bouwer at her party at Lot 61 the year before. Cole and Dylan Sprouse, ten years old, at Dream Halloween with their mother that same October night. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, whose first film was called Halloween, at the same benefit in 2001. Bette Midler at her Halloween ball at the Waldorf Astoria in 1998.

The costumes change every year, and the photographer in the corner stays the same.

Happy Halloween from the archive.

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📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. Dakota Fanning and sister at the 9th Annual “Dream Halloween Los Angeles” Celebration, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California — October 26, 2002.
2. Heidi Klum at Heidi Klum’s 3rd Annual Halloween Bash, Capitale, New York City — October 31, 2002.
3. Marc Bouwer at Heidi Klum’s Annual Halloween Party, Lot 61, New York City — October 31, 2001.
4. Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, their mother Melanie and a friend at the 9th Annual “Dream Halloween Los Angeles” Celebration, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California — October 26, 2002.
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis at the Eighth Annual Dream Halloween Party Benefiting Pediatric AIDS, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California — October 27, 2001.
6. Bette Midler at Bette Midler’s Annual Halloween Ball for the New York Restoration Project, Waldorf Astoria, New York City — October 30, 1998.
7. Cher at her Halloween Party to Promote Her New Fragrance “Uninhibited,” Century Paramount Hotel, New York City — October 31, 1988.

10/29/2026

Sir Patrick Stewart sadly passed away on October 28. He was 86.

Ron photographed Patrick on April 12, 1989, opening night of Tom Stoppard’s Hapgood at the Doolittle Theatre. Two seasons into Star Trek: The Next Generation, he came out for a play.

Long Beach, April 2002, press day for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race. Universal City, June 1999, the Austin Powers premiere with Wendy Neuss. The Paramount lot, June 1991, beside William Shatner at the Roddenberry Building dedication for Star Trek’s 25th.

Let us remember this legend. He will never be forgotten.

📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 12: Actor Patrick Stewart attends the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre’s Opening Night Play Production of “Hapgood” on April 12, 1989 at the UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre in Hollywood, California.
2. LONG BEACH, CA - APRIL 2: Patrick Stewart attends the 26th Annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Press Day on April 2, 2002 at the Streets of Long Beach in Long Beach, California.
3. UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JUNE 8: Actor Patrick Stewart and girlfriend Wendy Neuss attend the “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” Universal City Premiere on June 8, 1999 at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
4. LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 6: Patrick Stewart and William Shatner attend the “Star Trek” 25th Anniversary Dedication of the Roddenberry Building on June 6, 1991 at the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles, California.

10/29/2026

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Kathleen Beller looks back at the photographs that captured her journey from a relaxed “hippie chick” navigating Hollywood events to her years on Dynasty, Golden Globe nominations, and life as a new mother. In this episode of Stories Behind the Pictures, Ron Galella’s images open the door to memories of Studio-era parties, Renaissance Fair days, working with Gordon Thomson, ACLU dinners, and the free-for-all energy of the Grammys with husband Thomas Dolby. She talks about the clothes she still owns, the photographers who put her at ease, the people who showed up when she needed a date, and her shift from actress to parent. Ron’s photos bring the moments back; Kathleen tells the stories behind them.

10/29/2026

Winona Ryder was 22 and a first-time Oscar nominee when she sat down at the nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton on March 8, 1994.

The nomination was for The Age of Innocence. A year later she was nominated again, for playing Jo March in Little Women. By March 25, 1996, when Ron photographed her at the Academy Awards, she had two nominations behind her. On September 6, 1997, he photographed her on the set of Woody Allen’s Celebrity at the Stanhope Hotel in New York. Allen shot the film in black and white, and it came out in November 1998.

Ron has her at the luncheon, at the ceremony and on a working set, three different versions of the same career.

Winona Ryder turns 55 today.

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📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. Winona Ryder on the set of Woody Allen’s “Celebrity,” The Stanhope Hotel, New York City — September 6, 1997.
2. Winona Ryder at the 68th Annual Academy Awards — March 25, 1996.
3. Winona Ryder at the 66th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California — March 8, 1994.

10/28/2026

Julia Roberts was 22, and Pretty Woman hadn’t come out yet.

On January 20, 1990, she won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Steel Magnolias, and Ron photographed her at the Beverly Hilton that night. Pretty Woman opened two months later. He had photographed her at the Steel Magnolias premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on November 5, 1989, standing next to Dolly Parton. He kept photographing her in the years after, on a sidewalk near Sixth Avenue and 56th Street on October 8, 1995, and at the ShoWest convention on March 8, 1993.

Ron caught her before the world had decided who she was, and he kept going after it had.

Julia Roberts turns 59 today.

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📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. Julia Roberts at the 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California — January 20, 1990.
2. Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts at the “Steel Magnolias” New York City Premiere, Ziegfeld Theater, New York City — November 5, 1989.
3. Julia Roberts walking at 6th Avenue and 56th Street, New York City — October 8, 1995.
4. Julia Roberts at the 1993 ShoWest Convention hosted by NATO — March 8, 1993.

10/28/2026

Susan Saint James sadly passed on October 26. She was 80.

Ron found Susan Saint James at Hyannis Port on August 21, 1981.

She was on vacation with the Kennedys. On the compound pier, Maria Shriver stood beside her. Saint James had been working with the Special Olympics since 1972. Maria’s mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founded it.

March 19, 1985. The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, next to Jane Curtin, about a year into Kate & Allie.

📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. Susan Saint James vacationing with the Kennedy family at the Kennedy Compound, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts — August 21, 1981.
2. Susan Saint James and Maria Shriver at the Kennedy Compound Pier, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts — August 21, 1981.
3. Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin attend the 25th Annual International Broadcasting Awards, Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California — March 19, 1985.

10/27/2026

Walter Koenig sadly passed away Sunday night at home in North Hollywood. He was 90.

Ron photographed Walter at the Jade West Restaurant in Century City on March 5, 1990. It was the premiere party for The Handmaid’s Tale. Walter was 53.

Eleven years earlier, Ron had him in a row of eight at the Los Angeles press conference for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Sixth from the left, between Persis Khambatta and Grace Lee Whitney.

Of the eight people in that frame, William Shatner is the only one still here.

📸 Ron’s Photo Captions 📸

1. CENTURY CITY, CA - MARCH 5: Actor Walter Koenig attends “The Handmaid’s Tale” Premiere Party on March 5, 1990 at the Jade West Restaurant in Century City, California.
2. LOS ANGELES - MARCH 28: (L-R) DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Persis Khambatta, Walter Koenig, Grace Lee Whitney and James Doohan attend the “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” Press Conference on March 28, 1979 in Los Angeles, California.

10/23/2026

Peter Boyle and Alec Baldwin were neighbors in Amagansett.

Boyle played the Wizard in Taxi Driver, and John Lennon was the best man at his wedding. Alec has one regret about him, and an idea for a movie. The photograph is Ron’s.

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