David bailey

In 1960, David Bailey began photographing for British Vogue, and his fashion work and celebrity portraiture, known for stark backgrounds and dramatic lighting effects, transformed British fashion and...

DAVID BAILEYb.1938MICHAEL CAINE, 1965Silver print, printed 1988. Signed, numbered 1 of 9 and a

David Bailey was Born in 1938 in London, he learned to shoot by himself, before joining the RAF in Malaysia in 1957. In 1959 he became a photographic assistant at the John French studio In 1961 being contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine. With model Jean Shrimpton, he became known as one of the key photographers of the decade, capturing "swinging London", along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy. The three photographers socialised with musicians, actors,gangsters…

Nearly 60 years into his career, the British photographer is releasing a book that treats his most iconic images with monumental reverence.

From Mick through fur via Kate with big hair, a glowing Jack Nicholson and a frolicking Jerry Hall, David Bailey's work is the benchmark in the difficult art of portrait photography

vogue archive 1965 - Jane Birkin

A new book revisits David Bailey’s iconic portraits.

David Bailey is an inspiration to many photographers including myself – not so much his technique or work but they way he works and the passion he has for photography. I might have that wron…

Mick Jagger in 1964.