Oscar-winning director Ron Howard, known for films such as Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind, and The Da Vinci Code (2006), has shifted his focus in recent years to documentary filmmaking. His latest project, Avedon, is a biographical film about Richard Avedon, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. Avedon, born in New York in 1923, received his first camera at the age of 10. He took a portrait of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a neighbor of his grandparents, and later used the same camera during his service in the American armed forces during World War II, where he worked as a second-class assistant photographer in the navy. After the war, Avedon began his career as a commercial photographer in a New York department store. His career took a significant turn when he met Alexey Brodovitch, art director of Harper's Bazaar, leading him to join the magazine before opening his own studio and revolutionizing the codes of fashion photography. In 1966, he began a collaboration with Vogue, alongside Diana Vreeland. Avedon's work extends beyond traditional portrait photography, focusing on movement, emotion, and the moment when a personality reveals itself. His subjects include not only celebrities and political figures but also the marginalized and those facing societal challenges, such as civil rights movement activists, opponents of the Vietnam War, and individuals dealing with mental illness. His photography captures a society in flux, highlighting its complexity and contradictions. Howard expressed fascination with Avedon's ability to create masterpieces throughout his life, stating that the photographer's journey aligns with his own ambitions as a filmmaker. The documentary Avedon, produced in association with the Richard Avedon Foundation, uses Avedon's personal archives, unpublished photographs, and new interviews with his collaborators to explore his legacy. Howard aims to go beyond a simple retrospective, delving into Avedon's personality, working methods, and worldview. Howard noted that through his research, he realized how much his films have shaped him over the years, just as he has shaped them. The documentary will be available on Netflix on November 11.