She discovered the Château de Versailles, but was refused access for a fashion shoot. In the late 1970s, Turbeville was living in Paris. Her photographic style is also distinct she wouldn’t think twice about tearing up or stamping on her photos to lend them an aged appearance, a lived experience, or imperfection – much like life itself. However, her work has never been as celebrated as that of her contemporaries such as Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton. Her photographs have been featured in the most fashionable magazines, from Vogue to Harper’s Bazaar under Diana Vreeland. “I’m not really a fashion photographer.” Yet the label stuck with her all her life. “Fashion takes itself more seriously than I do,” said Deborah Turbeville (1932-2013) in an interview with the New Yorker in 2011.
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