# The Man Who Invented Celebrity Photography

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Podcast: [The Gilded Gentleman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gilded-gentleman-4529654)
Published: 2026-03-17T04:05:00+00:00
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Napoleon Sarony was the most popular photographer among America's Gilded Age celebrity set, and his Union Square studio became the destination for the world's most famous people to strike a pose.

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