One of the world`s first celebrity photographers -- and the very person for whom the term paparazzo was coined -- Tazio Secchiaroli was both companion and confidante to Italy`s most renowned cinematic stars, including Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren, and Frederico Fellini -- who would later immortalize the photographer in La Dolce Vita. Secchiaroli`s portraits of these and other personalities combine the immediacy of photojournalism with the glamour and sensuality that personified Italy in the 1950s and 60s -- the heyday of its cinematic glory. But it was as Fellini`s set photographer that Secchiaroli`s passion for glamour, action, and the cinema thrived. This volume of sixty black-and-white photographs taken on and off the set at the legendary studio Cinecitta, where Secchiaroli was given free rein during the filming of 8 1/2, offers not only a generous sampling of Secchiaroli`s best work, but an intimate look at Fellini`s own unique persona and creative process. Secure and relaxed, even in front of Secchiarali`s lens, Fellini felt free to indulge in the kind of juvenile clowning for which he was famous. As a result, Secchiaroli was able to capture the vibrant, otherworldly atmosphere on Fellini`s set which, like his films, was colorful, chaotic, and magical. A must for fans of Fellini, films, and fine celebrity photography, this exciting volume offers a one-of-a-kind perspective on the making of a masterpiece.