David Bailey CBE
President's Award Recipient — 1998
Profile
About
David Bailey is recognised as one of the world’s foremost fashion and portrait photographers, having shot everyone from The Beatles and Jean Shrimpton to Kate Moss and Damon Albarn. Bailey began his career in the late 50s, working as a photographic assistant before landing a contact with British Vogue – where he would continue to work as staff, and then as a freelancer. As of 2020 he’s shot 99 covers for the magazine. In the late 60s, Bailey created album covers for the likes of Marianne Faithfull and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam). In 1976 he co-founded monthly magazine Ritz Newspaper, which is credited with introducing paparazzi photography to the UK. As well as his career in photography, Bailey has directed hundreds of commercials, short films, documentaries, TV dramas and feature film.
About
David Bailey is recognised as one of the world’s foremost fashion and portrait photographers, having shot everyone from The Beatles and Jean Shrimpton to Kate Moss and Damon Albarn. Bailey began his career in the late 50s, working as a photographic assistant before landing a contact with British Vogue – where he would continue to work as staff, and then as a freelancer. As of 2020 he’s shot 99 covers for the magazine. In the late 60s, Bailey created album covers for the likes of Marianne Faithfull and Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam). In 1976 he co-founded monthly magazine Ritz Newspaper, which is credited with introducing paparazzi photography to the UK. As well as his career in photography, Bailey has directed hundreds of commercials, short films, documentaries, TV dramas and feature film.
D&AD achievements
- Participation
- President's Award Recipient — 1998
- Participation
- President's Award Recipient — 1998