RIP: Astrid Kirchherr, Who First Photographed the Beatles, Dead at 81. “Kirchherr is also credited with giving the Beatles their mop-top look — ‘Astrid was the one who influenced our image more than anyone else. It made us look good,’ Harrison once said — but the photographer dismissed that claim, noting that many German art students at that time — including her ex-boyfriend and longtime Beatles collaborator Klaus Voormann  — had that hairstyle.”