David Bailey

"The first half of the century belongs to Picasso and the second half belongs to photography."

In 1960 David Bailey was contracted by British Vogue as a freelance fashion photographer, he was 22 years old.
Two years later, he was sent out on his first foreign assignment, a New York shoot with then girlfriend Jean Shrimpton, he received some instructions to not wear his black leather jacket in the St. Regis Hotel since he will be representing Vogue. Bailey and Shrimpton arrived fully dressed in leather, not surprising since they were the tremors causing swinging London's fashion and music youthquake.

One of his most recognizable work was his 1964 Box of Pin-Ups, a box of poster-prints of celebrities, politicians, artists and socialites including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Catherine Deneuve, Terence Stamp, Twiggy, Michael Caine, Jane Birkin, Marianne Faithfull etc...
Bailey's career and personal life thrived during the Heyday of the Swinging Sixties and at times, the public seemed more interested in his colorful exploits than in his photography.
In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni directed the experimental and legendary Blow-Up, the film documents the work and sexual perks of a London fashion photographer considerably inspired by David Bailey.
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