David Bailey
David Bailey
David Royston Bailey, CBEis an English fashion and portrait photographer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth2 January 1938
hate i-hate nostalgic
I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties.
hate men sides
I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side.
fashion integrity hate
The reason I did fashion was it was the only way to get paid to do anything creative. You couldn't support yourself as an 'artist' - I hate that word. The only way you could be 'arty' was as a fashion photographer, because it still had a certain amount of integrity involved.
condition continue council monitor water
We will continue to monitor our water condition and keep the council informed.
bad child guy time
When a child say that's the guy that try to do something bad to me, 99-percent of the time they're right.
flip bits
I've always been a bit flip.
type shocked
I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
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.