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- NAME: David Bailey
- OCCUPATION: Photographer
- BIRTH DATE: January 02, 1938 (Age: 75)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
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David Bailey is a British photographer known for his advertising, celebrity, and fashion photographs.
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Play NowDavid Bailey. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:52, May 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755.
David Bailey. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755 [Accessed 25 May 2013].
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"David Bailey," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755 [accessed May 25, 2013].
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David Bailey [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 25] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755.
David Bailey, http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755 (last visited May 25, 2013).
David Bailey. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bailey-38755. Accessed May 25, 2013.
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In 1960, David Bailey began photographing for British Vogue, and his fashion work and celebrity portraiture, known for stark backgrounds and dramatic lighting effects, transformed British fashion and celebrity photography. His work reflects the 1960s British cultural trend of breaking down antiquated and rigid class barriers by injecting a 'punk' look into both clothing and artistic products.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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