Pakay shot this portrait of playwright Tina Howe for Emily Upham’s new book, 'In the Fullness of Time.'

Writer Doris Lessing was visiting New York City for an interview in 1991 when Pakay did this portrait. Lessing went on to receive a Nobel Prize in 2007.

A Turkish reporter friend invited Pakay to tag along while she was interviewing Warhol at The Factory in New York City. Warhol walked under the moose head and Pakay got this great shot.

Pakay shot this portrait of actress Jane Alexander for Emily Upham’s new book 'In the Fullness of Time" to be published by Simon and Schuster in April 2010.

Photographer Eliot Porter is best known for his rich color nature photographs of the American West. Pakay took this photograph of Porter in 1968 while he was lecturing at Yale.

Photographer Andre Kertesz left Paris for New York with his wife in 1936. His professional life was frustrating for him even though he had magazine assignments and one-man shows in NYC in 1946 and at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Museum of Modern Art in the 1960s. Pakay took this portrait of a shy Kertesz at his Greenwich Village Apartment in 1968. Kertesz considered the Washington Square photos taken with a telephoto lens from this apartment’s window to be among his best. Kertesz died in 1985 at the age of 91.

After several attempts Pakay was finally invited by painter Mark Rothko to his 19th Century stable studio in NYC where this portrait was taken. In the main studio Rothko was working on his large canvases which later were hung in the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.

As a youngster, Pakay became aware of Steinberg’s wit through his cartoons in Turkish humor magazines. In 1968 Pakay visited Steinberg in his Greenwich Village studio which was filled with his drawings and collected objects.

James Baldwin came to Turkey to get away from his New York and French lives so he might concentrate on his writing. Pakay was a student when he met Baldwin and besides becoming good friends he became Baldwin’s semi-official photographer. This one was taken at a coffee house in Istanbul and is considered one of the best. Pakay photographed Baldwin in various locations in Istanbul, in NYC and during his stay in Los Angeles while he was writing the screenplay for “Malcolm X” in 1970. Also in 1970 Pakay made a very personal film about Baldwin in Turkey: “James Baldwin: From Another Place” which received international acclaim.

Governor Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy were invited to the Yale Campus in 1967 by the Yale Political Union to discuss his positions on political and economic issues. The Yale Alumni Magazine assigned Pakay who was studying filmmaking at Yale to cover their six day stay

Frank left Switzerland for the U.S. in 1947 and received a Guggenheim Grant in 1955 through the help of his mentor Walker Evans. Frank was becoming discouraged with life in the U.S. and traveled the country resulting in thousands of photographs and his now classic “The Americans.” Pakay photographed Frank with his artist wife Mary and their two children in their New York City apartment. This year there are several international museum exhibitions of Robert Frank’s photographs.

Pakay visited Steichen at his Connecticut farm after meeting him at an opening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He was full of energy and almost ninety years old. Steichen was the legendary MoMA curator who in 1955 assembled the classic “The Family of Man” exhibit and book.

Gordon Parks was an accomplished photographer, composer, writer and filmmaker. He was the first African American to work at Life magazine and as a director to work for a major Hollywood studio when in 1970 he directed “The Learning Tree” based on one of his books. Pakay was on assignment for Status magazine when he took this photograph of Parks interacting with his sons in his apartment in NYC. To the right is Gordon Parks Jr. who died in an airplane crash in Africa while directing “Super Fly II” in 1979. Gordon Parks died in 2006 at the age of 93.

Pakay was on an assignment from New York magazine when he visited Eliot Feld during a rehearsal of his dancers from the American Ballet Theatre in his New York City studio

Lauper performing her song “Time After Time” at NYC’s Pier 84 Summer Concert Series on 5 September 1984

Tina Turner and Mick Jagger rehearse their duet for the next day’s 13 July 1985 LIVE-AID Concert performance. During their act, Mick grabs at Tina’s dress and off it goes to reveal a leotard, much to the crowd’s delight.

Joni Mitchell performing during the final closing show of Amnesty International’s CONSPIRACY OF HOPE Tour at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on 15 June 1986.

Elvis Costello and The Attractions performing at NYC’s Pier 84 Summer Concert Series on 10 August 1983.

Former Yardbirds member and guitar legend Jeff Beck performing at the A.R.M.S. benefit concert on 9 December 1983 at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

Michael Jackson reunited with his brothers for a press conference on 30 November 1983 at NYC’s Tavern-On-The-Green (Central Park) to announce the upcoming JACKSON’S VICTORY Tour.

Performance artist Laurie Anderson in concert at the Beacon Theater in NYC on 10 May 1984.

Jimmy Page playing “Stairway To Heaven” on his double-neck Gibson SG at the A.R.M.S. Benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC on 9 December 1983.

During the recording sessions for the “Empire Burlesque” album, Dylan takes a break for a quick pose in the sound room at the Power Station recording studios in NYC in 1985.

The Who’s bassist, the late John Entwistle in a performance at Shea Stadium in Flushing, NY on 13 October 1982.

Legendary former Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin guitar god Jimmy Page performing at the A.R.M.S. (Action for Research Multiple Sclerosis) benefit concert at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on 9 December 1983. This concert was a tribute to former Faces guitarist Ronnie Lane who was suffering from the disease.

Peter Gabriel performing in concert at Forest Hills Stadium, NY on 2 August 1983. During his song, “Lay Your Hands On Me”, Gabriel lets his body free-fall into the outstretched hands of the audience.

Former Yardbirds guitar legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck share the stage with Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman at the A.R.M.S. Benefit concert at Madison Square Garden on 9 December 1983.

Boy George and his band Culture Club performing at NYC’s Pier 84 Summer Concert Series on 1 September 1983.

Mick Jagger performing during a 12 July 1985 run-thru for the LIVE-AID Concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA which was held the following day. Iwasiwka was a part of the exclusive team of photographers assigned to cover the events for the eventual LIVE-AID book.

Singer Robert Plant reunites with former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones (John Collins on drums) at the LIVE-AID Concert at JFK Stadium In Philadelphia, PA on 13 July 1985.

Iwasiwka took this photograph of Dylan during a break in the Power Station Studios in NYC. Dylan was recording his “Empire Burlesque” album.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on stage at the LIVE-AID Concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA on 13 July 1985.

U2’s Bono performing at The Palladium in NYC on 11 May 1983.

This was Iwasiwka’s first musical performance photo assignment. It shows Harlow playing her Rickenbacker bass at the legendary Max’s Kansas City in NYC.

Pakay was sent to Berkley, CA by Holiday magazine to cover the “Chicago Seven” trial. Hoffman was a political activist and co-founder of the Youth International Party (YIPpies). Hoffman had just given a very animated talk to the crowd when he was given this present by one of his admirers.

James Ivory is a prolific film director who with his partner Ismail Merchant made some of the most memorable and award winning films of the last decades - six of them Academy Award winners. His films include “Room With A View”, “The Remains of the Day” and “Howards End”. For many years, he and his partner lived part-time in their historic Hudson Valley house. Pakay photographed Ivory in 2004 for the cover of the local magazine Our Town.

Pakay had made several attempts to do a portrait of poet John Ashbery without any success. One day out of the blue he called Pakay to do his portrait at his Hudson Valley country house. This turned out to be a difficult long session and then at one fortunate moment Ashbery offered a mild smile and this was the result. Ashbery and his publisher liked it so well that it was used on the cover of two of his poetry books.

Pakay shot this portrait of poet Sharon Olds for Emily Upham’s new book In the Fullness of Time.

Pakay shot this portrait of writer Erica Jong for Emily Upham’s new book In the Fullness of Time.

Photographer Walker Evans illustrated “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” which was written by James Agee. Evans taught photography at Yale in the 1960s. Pakay became a student of Evans and took this photograph at Yale’s Summer School of Art and Music in Norfolk, CT. Sedat Pakay went on to do a documentary on Walker Evans which was shown on PBS in 2000.

Pakay took this photograph of Abstract Expressionist painter Robert Motherwell and his wife painter Helen Frankenthaler. Motherwell was lecturing about his experiences being an artist to students at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music in Norfolk, CT.

After the Bauhaus was closed by the Nazis in 1933, Josef Albers and his wife textile designer Anni Albers immigrated to the U.S. where he taught at the Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Among his students were Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly and Susan Weil. Albers went on to become the dean of the Yale Art School in 1950. Pakay photographed him at his home studio in Orange, CT. Pakay also made a documentary about Albers which was broadcast on PBS in 2006. Albers died in 1976 at age 88.