The magazine has published lengthy and detailed articles on major events , from the Great Train Robbery to 9/11 , from Beatlemania to Britart , and from the 1969 moon landing to the 2012 London Olympic Games . From the outset , “ photographer first ” was the benchmark and required serious investment in photo-reportage from the world ’s trouble spots . Michael Rand , its art director for 30 years from 1962 , said the credo was “ grit plus glamour – fashion juxtaposed with war photography and pop art ” . He went on to champion the work of such photographers as Terry O'Neill , Brian Duffy , Richard Avedon , Eugene Richards , Diane Arbus , Mary Ellen Mark . The magazine featured images from the Vietnam war by the photographer Don McCullin , a photo-essay on the Vatican by Eve Arnold , many portraits and photo-essays by Lord Snowdon , and Bert Stern 's final photoshoot with Marilyn Monroe , among many other photographic collections
Great Train Robbery
Great Train Robbery (1963)
The Sunday Times Magazine