![]() Turbeville’s moody, melancholy style, which has become a fashion industry standard, was considered radical when she began working in the Seventies. The book captured the unseen, deserted parts of Louis XIV’s gilded estate, and won Turbeville the 1982 American Book Award. ![]() She also published several photography books, including “Unseen Versailles” in 1981, for which she was enlisted by Jacqueline Onassis, then an editor at Doubleday. Though she rarely shot supermodels and celebrities, Turbeville was one of the most influential fashion photographers in the business, producing provocative spreads for Mademoiselle, Harper’s Bazaar and American, French and Italian Vogue, as well as campaigns for Barneys New York and windows for Bloomingdale’s. “She was an extraordinary artist, friend and human being and I will miss her forever,” said Milewicz, who worked with Turbeville for 37 years. ![]() The cause of death was lung cancer, according to Turbeville’s agent Marek Milewicz, who said it was a short illness. Groundbreaking fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville died Thursday at St. ![]()
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