When Hollywood actress Diane Keaton died last weekend, the tributes naturally focused on Annie Hall, The Godfather, and those iconic menswear-inspired outfits that spawned a thousand Pinterest boards. But here's something you might not know: she was also a photographer and visual artist whose work is seriously noteworthy.
For decades, Keaton's camera of choice was the Rolleiflex, that distinctive twin-lens reflex medium format camera that photographers hold at waist level, peering down into the viewfinder like looking into a well. It's a deliberate, contemplative way of shooting that forces you to slow down, and it produces those beautiful square-format images that became her signature. While other celebrities dabbled with 35mm point-and-shoots, Keaton was travelling with proper kit, making photographs that mattered.
