Philippe Halsman (1906 – 1979) American portrait photographer.
He noticed that skipping forced his subjects to do more to focus on the look they wanted to give this gave them a different expression of their public image.
During the years that followed he finished all his photography sessions by asking the subject to jump, either Richard Nixon or Marilyn Monroe. These photos were compiled in a book called “Jump” published in 1959.
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Sophia-Loren Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Sophia-Loren](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-sophia-loren.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Weegee Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Weegee](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-weegee.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Professor-J.-Robert-Oppenheimer Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Professor-J.-Robert-Oppenheimer](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-professor-j-robert-oppenheimer.jpg?w=800)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Nixon Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Nixon](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-nixon.jpg?w=480&h=520)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Murray-Kempton Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Murray-Kempton](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-murray-kempton.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Grace-Kelly Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Grace-Kelly](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-grace-kelly.jpg?w=480&h=600)
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![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Eva-Marie-Saint Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Eva-Marie-Saint](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-eva-marie-saint.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Duke-Dutchess-of-Windsor Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Duke-Dutchess-of-Windsor](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-duke-dutchess-of-windsor.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Diana-Dors- Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Diana-Dors-](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-diana-dors.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Dean-Martin-Jerry-Lewis Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Dean-Martin-Jerry-Lewis](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-dean-martin-jerry-lewis.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Brigitte-Bardot Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Brigitte-Bardot](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-brigitte-bardot.jpg?w=800)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Aldous-Huxley Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Aldous-Huxley](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-aldous-huxley.jpg?w=480&h=600)
![Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Chimp Jump 1959 by Philippe Halsman Chimp](http://chicquero.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jump-1959-by-philippe-halsman-chicquero-chimp.jpg?w=800)
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