The legendary photographer gets a treatment that captures all the complexity of a genius who was born at the perfect time in history. If you’re unfamiliar with the work of Richard Avedon , it can be difficult to grasp how groundbreaking he was after growing up surrounded by images that bear his influence. The legendary photographer, who shot everything from decades’ worth of Vogue covers to portraits of royalty and photojournalism about the Vietnam War, almost singlehandedly redefined our idea