David bailey photography

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.

<p>DAVID BAILEY</p><p>b.1938</p><p><em>MICHAEL CAINE, 1965</em></p><p><br></p><p>Silver print, printed 1988. Signed, numbered&nbsp;<em>1 of 9</em>&nbsp;and a

David Bailey is a master of portrait photography. His four month gallery exhibition “Stardust” just closed in London. It took 3 years of planning to put it together, and looked at his 50+ years as a photographer and artist. I got to see it before it closed, but if you didn’t get a chance to go, don’t worry – here are five things that I think made Bailey the success we

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...

Blow-Up is a fabulous Retro film based on the real life antics of fashion photographers from 1960's London. Recently a friend mailed a copy of a terrific documentary about the real people behind the film Blow-Up. I sat absolutely mesmerized for 2 hours watching the documentary, the backstory behind the 60's Fashion scene: THE REAL BLOW UP fame, fashion, and photography in the 1960's. A 2 hour BBC Documentary that is unfortunately not available for sale or out even on a You tube video. The…

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Skulls and Crossed Wires With the British Photographer

As he powers into his 80s, the photographer recalls shooting everyone from Kate Moss to Andy Warhol, shares his regrets over voting leave – and reveals how Gordon Brown pulled a fast one on him