David Bailey
David Bailey
David Royston Bailey, CBEis an English fashion and portrait photographer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 January 1938
firsts serious rough
I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough.
photographer
I never set out to be a photographer.
technique learning-new
I love learning new techniques.
helping help-me should
I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.
thinking feminist terrible-times
I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.
guinea feels cannibal
In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed though, I'm pretty good at that.
rocks light tree
I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to hang around and wait for the light.
thinking circles differences
I don't think global warming is to do with us, I think it's a natural circle. I don't think a few Ferraris make that much difference.
art school teach
The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.
thinking ideas doe
I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism.
movie art scripts
The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script.
character play actors
Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character from a Chekhov play or a Polanski film. It depends what mood they're in.
real cities office
London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city.
clear journalist
Journalists never make it clear when you are joking.