Sometimes an Instagram account comes along that has us hooked from the first click , and photographer Dave Benett 's account may be the one that tops them all . Friend to the stars since he started out as a celebrity photographer in the 1970s , the snapper 's Instagram account is a veritable who 's who of the rich and famous . From Kate Moss snuggled up to Alexander McQueen in 1998 , to Princess Diana and Liza Minelli gossiping behind cupped hands in 1991 , it is the ultimate guilty pleasure for celebrity fans seeking a behind the scenes look at their favourite stars in rare off-duty moments . Photographer Dave Bennett has been a friend to the stars since he started out as a celebrity photographer in the 1970s . Here Princess Diana and Liza Minelli share an inside joke at an event in 1991 . The London-based photographer 's Instagram page is a veritable who 's who of the rich and famous . The man himself , Dave Benett , posted a photograph of himself on his birthday recently . Mr Benett has long been a friend of the rich and famous . In the early 1980s , having decided to focus entirely on entertainment photography , he joined London ’ s Evening Standard newspaper , supplying them with iconic images of the world ’ s most famous celebrities and stars enjoying night 's out around the capital . Having photographed everyone from The Queen and Michael Jackson to Nelson Mandela and Elton John , he is perhaps most famously know for immortalising a little Versace black dress worn by Elizabeth Hurley , on the arm of her former boyfriend , Hugh Grant . Dave 's picture of Elizabeth Hurley wearing this Versace dress in 1992 made her a worldwide star . Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger photographed at play 'The Graduate ' in the West End in 2000 . Best friends Kate Moss and Alexander McQueen pictured partying together in 1998 . Having only started uploading his iconic pictures to Instagram in October 2014 , the snapper 's page has remained relatively unknown with only 6,803 followers on his page . 'It was my daughter Camille - who is now my creative director - who persuaded me to give the public access to these images , ' says Mr Benett . 'Many of them have never been seen before and it seems that suddenly people are taking notice of my Instagram . 'People have forgotten that to take a great picture requires access - access is where the greatest images come from . ' Scroll down for more of Dave Benett 's Instagram photographs ... Elton John and fashion designer Gianni Versace pictured sharing a joke at a party in 1992 . France 's former first lady , Carla Bruni , pictured smoking at a Versace fashion party in the 1990s . Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders dressed as their Absolutely Fabulous characters in London , 1995 . Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss pictured at a Versace party in London , 1999 . Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher and then girlfriend Meg Matthews posing together in London , 1996 . Hollywood couple Mickey Rourke and Carrie Otis partying in London , 1995 . A youthful Kylie Minogue and a dreadlocked Lenny Kravitz pictured at a Vogue party in 1991 . Kate Moss and Anita Pallenberg pulling faces at a Vivienne Westwood party in 2004 . While they were dating , Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt photographed together in London , 1994 . Arnold Schwarzenegger captured midway through lighting a cigar in Los Angeles . Married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman snapped in a rare relaxed pose in London , 1991 . L to R : Jo Wood , Ronnie Wood , Marianne Faithful , Kate Moss and Anita Pallenberg pictured in 1999 . Kate Moss and Liv Tyler sharing champagne together in 1998 .
Dave Benett posts images he 's taken of iconic stars on his Instagram page . Society snapper has been shooting celebrities and Royalty since 1970s . Despite the subject matter the page has only has 6,803 followers . Snaps of Princess Diana , Mick Jagger and Tom Cruise among his uploads .