Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Credit: Harry Benson

Legendary photographer Harry Benson is best known for his intimate photographs of the Beatles, but his wide-ranging career as a journalist spanned pop culture, politics, and social upheaval. A new documentary, Harry Benson: Shoot First, takes stock of the his extraordinary body of work, from relaxed photos of celebrities like Princess Diana and Michael Jackson to shots of the Berlin Wall coming down and scenes of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.

His front-row seat to history includes the day that Bobby Kennedy was tragically shot in Los Angeles in 1968. Kennedy was giving a speech at the Ambassador Hotel after winning the California presidential primary when he was shot several times by Sirhan Sirhan, a 22-year-old of Palestinian descent who felt betrayed by Kennedy's support of Israel. Five others were also wounded in the attack; Kennedy died the next day.

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In an exclusive clip from the film, Benson discusses how he came to capture the presidential candidate's final moments on film.

"You'd thought of yourself like the guy in the bar who would say, 'God if I was there that night—I would have done this, I would have done that.' Now, I'm there; Now I've got to do it. So my main thing, purpose was to get as close as I could to Bobby, take pictures and walk around there," Benson says of the famous night in Los Angeles.

"They punched me and all that, and while I'm changing film, other people were shot around me. I was the last photographer to leave."

Fellow photographer Ivor Davis also remembers the evening, "I ran about not more than 20 yards backstage to what was the kitchen as they were leaving. And I looked through the kitchen door and Bobby was on the floor and Ethel was by him and who was inches away, taking pictures? Harry."

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Harry Benson: Shoot First, which includes interviews with many of Benson's subject, including President-elect Donald Trump, premieres in theaters and on demand Friday, December 9.

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