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The Captivating Celebrity Portraits of Chiara Samugheo, the Neorealist Photographer

Chiara Samugheo was an Italian neorealist photographer and photojournalist born in 1935 in Bari, Italy. She is recognized as the first professional female photographer in Italy and gained prominence in the 1950s and 1960s by capturing film stars and celebrities.

Her photography work is significant and archived at the Centre des études et Archives de la Communication (CSAC) of the University of Parma. Additionally, her work is part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

Unfortunately, she passed away in Bari in 2022 at the age of 86. Her contributions to photography and photojournalism are appreciated and will be remembered.

#5 Sylva Koscina, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

Sylva Koscina, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#10 Brigitte Bardot photographed by Chiara Samugheo for ‘A Woman Like Satan’, 1958

Brigitte Bardot photographed by Chiara Samugheo for ‘A Woman Like Satan’, 1958

#12 Claudia Cardinale, Rome, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1959

#13 Britt Ekland photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#15 Claudia Cardinale photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

Claudia Cardinale photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#16 Claudia Mori, photo by Chiara Samugheo, circa 1960s

#17 Gianna Maria Canale, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960

#19 Shirley MacLaine, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#20 Sophia Loren photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

Sophia Loren photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#21 Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#22 Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#23 Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#24 Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#25 Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

Stefania Sandrelli, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1960s

#26 Claudia Cardinale, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1963

#30 Jane Fonda, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1963

Jane Fonda, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1963

#32 Claudia Cardinale, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1964

#33 Claudia Cardinale, photo by Chiara Samugheo, 1965

#35 Sophia Loren photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1965

Sophia Loren photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1965

#36 Sophia Loren photographed by Chiara Samugheo, 1966

#40 Tina Aumont by Chiara Samugheo, 1968

Tina Aumont by Chiara Samugheo, 1968

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