Bert Stern

Biography Stern was the son of Jewish immigrants and grew up in Brooklyn. His father worked as a children’s portrait photographer. After dropping out of high school at the age of 16, he gained a job in the mail room at Look magazine. He became art director at Flair magazine, where he learned how to develop film and make contact sheets and began taking his own pictures. In 1951, Stern was drafted into the United States Army, sent to Japan, and assigned to the photographic department.