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    Irving Penn obituary.

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  • Still looking good naked

    Having watched the show last night I thought some people might be interested to see again the wedding photos that the production team used. I think they used five in total but they had options on a further two. So for the benefit of all the Gok fans that think Kelly is amazing, here she…

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The most common question I’m asked is: why did you become a photographer? The only truly honest answer is that I’m a nosey bastard. I like to poke my nose into other people’s business, and then tell the world about it. Photography is one of the only professions that gives you a licence to do that. And I love meeting interesting people. The latest issue of @bjp1854 has an article Taking A Stanza, which discusses the renewed popularity of poetry paired with photography. In particular David Solo’s (who co-curated Photo Poetry Surfaces at the 2021 Bristol Photo Festival) statement that, “these collaborations work best when the poetry is not a caption and the photography is not an illustration, but rather both raise questions,” really struck a chord. Simon Weston CBE. Photographed for the Orpington Literary Festival where he was interviewed by Tessa Dunlop. Nicky Forbes, drummer from the Revillos, accomplished raconteur, and author of The Rhythm Method. Photographed for the Orpington Literary Festival. Digging through my archives and came across this portrait of Canadian astronaut and author, and former commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield. Photographed at the Canadian High Commission in London. Barbara Hulanicki OBE, founder of the legendary 60s fashion label Biba flew in from Florida to attend the opening of an exhibtion of her work at the London Fashion and Textiles Museum on March 21.
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