The man who went from famous fashion photographer to the notorious shutterbug behind a 10-year-old Brooke Shieds’ nude photo spread bought it last week in New York.
The sister of high fashion photog Garry Gross confirms that he died November 30th in his Manhattan apartment.
In 1975, with permission of the Mother of the Century Terri Shields, Gross photographed a nude Brooke to appear in a Playboy Press publication.
She and her mom shared $450 for the shoot.
Gross continued to sell the photos, and in the 1980s, up & coming actress Brooke hauled his ass to court. She claimed the pics were an embarrassment, and an invasion of her privacy. Shields won an injunction, but then lost when Gross appealed the case.
“Garry saw it as art,” says the woman who ran the studio where the photos were taken. “It’s an exploration, but it was done with great respect. Yes, it’s intriguing, it’s provocative.”
Gross left the industry and became a dog trainer, but ended up turning his canine clients into photographic models. He was active in finding homes for older animals whose owners had died.
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