The man who gave the stars their shine: Beautiful portraits of some of Hollywood’s biggest names revealed by legendary photographer George Holz 

  • Holz has documented unique qualities in a wide spectrum of stars 
  • 58-year-old's portraits include Heather Graham and Cameron Diaz
  • New book took five years to compile and contains original images

By Simon Tomlinson and Lydia Willgress for MailOnline

Published: 13:08 EST, 7 July 2015 | Updated: 22:25 EST, 7 July 2015

From Heather Graham's 'glow-in-the dark' skin to Madonna's iconic 1980s pout, these are some of the stunning portraits captured by legendary Hollywood photographer George Holz.

Over his 30-year career, Holz has documented a wide spectrum of stars from Cyndi Lauper and Sigourney Weaver to Pink and Dennis Hopper.

He is known for capturing unusual and highly personal qualities in his shots, which have been published in magazines across the world. 

This stunning portrait of Heather Graham's 'glow-in-the dark' skin is one of many by legendary Hollywood photographer George Holz

This stunning portrait of Heather Graham's 'glow-in-the dark' skin is one of many by legendary Hollywood photographer George Holz

Over his 30-year career, Holz has documented unique qualities in a wide spectrum of stars including Madonna's iconic pout 

Over his 30-year career, Holz has documented unique qualities in a wide spectrum of stars including Madonna's iconic pout 

He said: 'If you talk to them like a real person, just see what they’re about, make them feel normal and make them laugh. 

'You can catch something of the person behind the name.' 

Commenting on his 1998 shot of Angelina Jolie, he described the actress as a 'ball of fire'.

'I wanted to capture that in my photographs,' the 58-year-old told The Telegraph. 

The 58-year-old described Cameron Diaz at this shoot as 'really smart' and 'very witty', adding 'she had me cracking up the whole way through'

The 58-year-old described Cameron Diaz at this shoot as 'really smart' and 'very witty', adding 'she had me cracking up the whole way through'

He is known for capturing unusual and highly personal qualities in his shots, like this one of Claire Danes

He is known for capturing unusual and highly personal qualities in his shots, like this one of Claire Danes

Morgan Freeman posed for a darkly-lit headshot by Holz
Nicolas Cage clutches what appears to be an old-fashioned camera in one image

Morgan Freeman (left) and Nicolas Cage (right) both posed for darkly-lit headshots by Holz

The unique portraits will now form part of a new book
Holz (pictured), who was first bought a camera aged 15, explained he had to go through 15 cabinets of prints to decide on the final cuts

The unique portraits will now form part of a new book (left), which has taken Holz (right) five years to put together

Graham was another actress that mystified him. 'She was kind of awkward in the way she moved and posed, but that was actually really intriguing,' he said.

The unique portraits, some of which were taken at Holz’s weekend retreat in the Catskill Mountains, will now form part of a new book, which has taken five years to put together.

Holz, who was first bought a camera aged 15, explained he had to go through 15 cabinets of prints to decide on the final cuts. 

Many of the photos have not been seen before and are original shots instead of what was published, he added.

Holz Hollywood: 30 Years Of Portraits is out now 

 

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