. The former war photographer, who covered conflicts in Chechnya and Sierra Leone in the 1990s, has captured intimate moments with no small portion of Hollywood’s A-list. And for the last six years, the British photographer has shared what he calls “breakdowns” of individual pictures with over 1.2 million Instagram followers. In an extension of this series, Williams has published a new book, “Photo Breakdowns: The Stories Behind 100 Portraits,” telling the stories behind his favorite photos.
Then all I had to do was get up to a bit of elevation.” Willem Dafoe “I shot this picture of Willem Dafoe at the Venice Film Festival. We were in this hotel courtyard, which was very pretty but it didn’t really offer anything. Willem said, ‘I get it. It all looks great, but it’s not what you want.’ So we looked for something to do. And there was this little fountain and he said, ‘Oh, I can play with this.’ So he started playing with the water, flicking the water up at me.