Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting (Contact Sheet)

Captured just weeks before her death in 1962, this iconic contact sheet by renowned photographer Bert Stern offers an intimate and unfiltered glimpse into one of the last photo sessions with Marilyn Monroe. The archival pigment print, produced in 2007, preserves the raw, sequential nature of the shoot, revealing multiple frames that showcase Monroe's magnetic presence and vulnerability. The contact sheet format itself becomes a poignant artifact, presenting the legendary actress in a candid, behind-the-scenes manner that transcends the polished glamour of traditional portraiture.