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In 1947, Hawkins went into business for himself.
The turning point in Hawkins’ career came one afternoon in November 1961 when the photographer pulled up late for a meet of thd^iedmont Fox Hounds at Mr. and Mrs. George Slater’s West View farm in UppCrville.
He had no idea who was out for the day’s hunting, or that history was about to be made when he positioned himself near a post and rail panel with his Mamiyaflex 120 and a 135mm lens.
After five riders had negotiated the obstacle, Hawkins saw First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy approaching the far side of the panel with a horse that appeared to be reluctant to jump it. The horse, Bit of Irish, did, in fact, refuse the fence, sending the First Lady over its head and over the fence just as Hawkins pressed the shutter.
He immediately joined other riders to ascertain her condition and to help her remount. Hawkins finished off with a shot of the First Lady back up on her hunter, only slightly worse for the wear, and beamingbroadly.
Later that evening, before the first prints were even dry, bids started flying frantically for the American rights to publish the “windfall” picture. The “auction” was concluded later at a local diner; Life Magazine won the rights.
Sensitive to the Kennedy family’s sense of privacy, Hawkins sought and received their gracious go-ahead to publish the picture, with the stipulation that it be printed in
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