In the Fifties, Elle photographer Georges Dambier was known for shooting models outdoors on location, be it Marrakech, St. Tropez or Paris. His first major U.S. retrospective, including photographs of icons like Suzy Parker, is currently on view at the Bonni Benrubi Gallery in New York.

Above: Catherine and Her Surfboard, Biarritz, 1959

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