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Brian Duffy (photographer)
English photographer and film producer
This article is about the English photographer. For other uses, see Brian Duffy (disambiguation).
Brian Duffy (15 June 1933 – 31 May 2010) was an English photographer and film producer,[1] best remembered for his fashion and portrait photography of the 1960s and 1970s.
Early life
[edit]Brian Duffy was born to Irish parents in London in 1933. During World War II he was evacuated with his two brothers and sister to Kings Langley where he was taken in by the actors Roger Livesey and Ursula Jeans. After a few weeks, his mother, unhappy about her four children being split up from the family insisted they all return to London. When the bombing in London became intense they were evacuated for a second time to Wales but returned to London having lived on a remote farm for a month.
Once back in London, Duffy 'had the most wonderful war', breaking into abandoned houses and running wild. On
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Brian Duffy: The Man Who Shot The 60’s
I just watched this documentary about Brian Duffy, a prominent photographer in the 1960’s, and wanted to share it with you. You can watch it free below.
THE MAN WHO SHOT THE SIXTIES from CHRIS DUFFY on Vimeo.
Every now and then when I need photographic inspiration, I start researching iconic photographers. Nothing gives me more inspiration than learning how much impact a photographer has made timeless images and learning their story.
Whenever I learn about these important figures I always look for a few things:
- What got them started in photography?
- What photography style did they become famous for, and why?
- What made their style different?
- What challenges did they face, and how did they overcome them?
- What mistakes did they make?
There are certainly far more but I find these to be the most important.
Creating an ‘iconic’ image
The thing I’m most fascinated by is the ‘iconic image’, which
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This telephone conversation was recorded with photographic legend Brian Duffy early in 2010, shortly before he died from the degenerative lung disease pulmonary fibrosis in May of that year. In this conversation with UNP founder Grant Scott, Duffy discuss’s his career, his views on photography today, his work in the Sixties and his video and stills work with David Bowie. He also explains where the inspiration came from for his iconic cover for Bowie’s Aladdin Sane.
This conversation is hosted on our Sound Cloud page and can be accessed by clicking on this link.
BRIAN DUFFY IN CONVERSATION: 2010
*Please note that this recording contains strong language from the beginning.
Brian Duffy
In 1955 Duffy began freelancing as a fashion artist for Harper’s Bazaar. It was here that he first came into contact with photography. Inspired bygd the photographic contact sheets he saw passing through the art director’s desk he decided to find a job as a photographer